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=== peninsula === | === peninsula === | ||
=== plateau === | === plateau === | ||
=== prairie === | |||
* large flat ecological area dominated by grasses | |||
* and with a temperate (moderate) climate and mild rainfall | |||
* may have trees but does not have forests | |||
=== range === | === range === | ||
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* a series of connected or inter-connected mountains | * a series of connected or inter-connected mountains | ||
* that are geologically similar | * that are geologically similar | ||
=== steppe === | |||
* large flat grasslands | |||
* generally dry and at higher elevations than prairies | |||
=== tectonic plates=== | === tectonic plates=== | ||
* large geological "plates" of rock that underly the surface of the earth | |||
* plates move over time (long periods) | |||
* non-volcanic mountain ranges are the result of crashing plates | |||
** as one plate will force itself under or over the other, thus causing the earth to rise into mountains | |||
*** such as the Himalaya Mountains | |||
=== trench === | === trench === | ||
* '''trench''' | * '''trench''' | ||