What types of terrain are there?

1, normal

Plain topography refers to a flat and open area below 200 meters above sea level, which is generally distributed along rivers and coastal areas. The largest plain in the world is the Amazon Plain. The three major plains in China are the Northeast Plain, the North China Plain and the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River.

2. Hills

Hilly terrain refers to an area with an absolute height of less than 500 meters and a relative height of less than 200 meters, and a certain slope fluctuation. The largest mountain in the world is Kazak Mountain. The main hills in China are Shandong hills, Liaodong hills and southeast hills (including Jiangnan hills, Guangdong and Guangxi hills and Zhejiang and Fujian hills).

3. Mountains

Mountain topography refers to the highland above 500 meters above sea level, with large ups and downs, steep slopes and deep valleys, and generally distributed in veins. The scale of the mountain is also different. According to the height of the mountain, it can be divided into high mountain, middle mountain and low mountain. Above 3500 meters above sea level is called high mountain, above 1000-3500 meters is called Zhongshan, and below 1000 meters is called low mountain. The highest mountain range in the world is the Himalayas, and the largest mountain range is the Cordillera.

4. Plateau

Plateau topography usually refers to a relatively complete large-scale uplift area with an altitude of 1000 meters or more, with a vast territory and open terrain, with obvious steep slopes as the boundary. Of course, in reality, some plateaus are below 1000m, for example, the average elevation of Deccan Plateau is 500-600m m.. The highest plateau in the world is the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

5. Basin

The main characteristics of the basin topography are high around and low in the middle. Named after the basin shape, there is no specific altitude requirement. The largest basin in the world is Congo basin. China and great basin are Tarim Basin, Junggar Basin, Qaidam Basin and Sichuan Basin.