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Flashcards by Aidan St. Agathe, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Aidan St. Agathe
over 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| WHAT ARE HIGHLANDS? | THESE ARE LAND FORMS THAT ELEVATE HIGH ABOVE SEA LEVEL(0m) |
| HILLS | A hill is a piece of land that is higher than it's surrounding area. Hills are less than 600m |
| KNOLLS | A knoll is a small isolated hill that is usually no taller than 300m |
| MOUNTAINS | These are tall land forms with steep slopes which are over 600m high. A group of mountains is called a mountain range. The pointed top of a mountain is called the peak. The top is called the summit. The point where the mountain begins is called the foot. |
| Plateaus | A large piece of highland that is flat at the top with steep cliffs by the sides |
| Valley | A long narrow between two highlands |
| Volcano | A volcano is a cone shaped mountain with an open in the earths surface called a vent, from which magma rises |
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