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Terrain, or land relief, is the vertical dimension of land surface.
I think 'plateau' refers to a land which does not have very large fluctuations in overall relief of the region. It can have small hills.
The term 'plain' is used to define a region which has very little differences in elevations of a land as compared to a plateau.
Doesn't it make a 'plain' a part or subset of plateau?
In geology and Earth science, a plateau, also called a high plain or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain.
The term highland or upland is used to denote any mountainous region or elevated mountainous plateau. Generally speaking, the term upland (or uplands) tends to be used for ranges of hills, typically up to 500-600m, and highland (or highlands) for ranges of low mountains.
Is it justified to call a highland a mountainous plateau because by definition a plateau consists of flat terrain? A highland is not a flat terrain.
What is the term to define regions such as Himalayas with mighty mountains such as Everest?
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www.wikipedia.org
I think 'plateau' refers to a land which does not have very large fluctuations in overall relief of the region. It can have small hills.
The term 'plain' is used to define a region which has very little differences in elevations of a land as compared to a plateau.
Doesn't it make a 'plain' a part or subset of plateau?
In geology and Earth science, a plateau, also called a high plain or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain.
The term highland or upland is used to denote any mountainous region or elevated mountainous plateau. Generally speaking, the term upland (or uplands) tends to be used for ranges of hills, typically up to 500-600m, and highland (or highlands) for ranges of low mountains.
Is it justified to call a highland a mountainous plateau because by definition a plateau consists of flat terrain? A highland is not a flat terrain.
What is the term to define regions such as Himalayas with mighty mountains such as Everest?
Source(s):
www.wikipedia.org