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Mountains and uplands may defined as
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features of the Earth's surface in which the
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terrain projects conspicuously above its
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surroundings, and where the slope of the
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land distinguishes it from the generally flat
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plains."
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Beniston, Martin. Environmental Change in
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Mountains and Uplands. New York:
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Oxford University Press, 2000, p. 1.
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