Moldavian Plateau

The Moldavian Plateau comprises over two-thirds of the territory of the medieval Principality of Moldavia, with the Eastern Carpathian Mountains and the Bugeac Plain representing the remaining part.

Afterwards, the settled sediments, which were brought in by rivers from the Carpathian Mountains, were modeled by the elements giving the plateau its current aspect.

In the Suceava Plateau and the Dniester Hills, there is an influence of Scandinavo–Baltic climate with the circulation of masses of polar air in the winter.

The Siret traverses and—with the exception of the Subcarpathians—limits the Moldavian Plateau The lack of precipitation has required water management in the Jijia Plain and in the Bălți steppe which serves as a reservoir and for fish farming; Lake Dracșani [ro] is the largest of these.

In the northwest are found Romania's most important reserves of kaolin (china clay), extracted and used to produce porcelain.

Characteristic of the plateau are mammals such as goats, wild boars, wolves, foxes, European wildcats, lynxes, badgers, and hares.