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CONTINENTAL LANDFORMS
Mountain range:
a line of high
mountains; usually made up of
various sierras.
Sierra:
a smaller line of
mountains, lower than a
range, or belonging to a
range .
Plateau:
a flat terrain
that is elevated above
the surrounding area.
Plain:
a flat area
of land with few
landforms.
Depression:
a wide low area, with gentle
slopes, surrounded by higher areas.
Sometime a depression contains valleys and
their rivers.
Valley:
a low area between two high
areas, smaller than a depression, usually
with a river running through it.
