Highlands can refer to elevated areas such as mountain ranges. For example, Rocky or Appalachian Mountains.
Glacial Physiography
an elongated whale shaped hill formed by glaciation action
Plateau
An elevated area that has a flat top, part of highlands.
Spillway
Is a structure used to provide for the controlled release of flood flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area, typically being the river that was dammed.
Topography
The details of geographical landscape such as towns, rivers, and vegetation.
U-shaped Valley
Also known as a Glacier Trough and can be found in the Rocky Mountains. The U shape comes from steep sides and flat bottom caused by Alpine glaciers as opposed to erosion by rivers which form V-shaped valleys.
Paleozic
A period in time between 570 and 230 million years, this age is characterised by fish, insects and reptiles.
convectional currents
Current caused by the expansion or contraction of a liquid, solid ore gas. It runs in a circular motion able to move large land forms.
Alpine glacier
Found in mountain terrains. They make sharp V shapes.
Moraine
a deposit of such material left on the ground by a glacier
