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• Upland and lowland (freshwater ecology) — In studies of the ecology of freshwater rivers, habitats are classified as upland and lowland. Upland habitats are cold, clear, rocky, fast flowing rivers in mountainous areas; lowland habitats are warm, slow flowing rivers found in relatively… …   Wikipedia

• Upland South — The terms Upper South and Upland South refer to the northern part of the Southern United States, in contrast to the Lower South or Deep South. GeographyThere is a slight difference in usage between the two terms. Upland South is usually defined… …   Wikipedia

• Upland (geology) — In geology, an upland is generally considered to be land that is along streams and at a higher elevation than the alluvial plain or stream terrace, which are considered to be lowlands.ee also*Highland (geography)Upland is an area of land that s… …   Wikipedia

• upland — Synonyms and related words: Arcadian, agrarian, agrestic, agricultural, agricultural region, alkali flat, alluvial plain, arable land, basin, black belt, bottomland, bucolic, bushveld, campo, champaign, champaign country, citrus belt, coastal… …   Moby Thesaurus

• upland —    [ geomorphology ]    An informal, general term for     a) the higher ground of a region, in contrast with a low lying, adjacent land such as a valley or plain.     b) Land at a higher elevation than the flood plain or low stream terrace; land… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• Chhattisgarh Plain — ▪ plain, India       plain, central India, forming the upper Mahanadi River basin. About 100 miles (160 km) wide, it is bounded by the Chota Nagpur plateau to the north, the Raigarh hills (Raigarh) to the northeast, the Raipur Upland (Raipur) to… …   Universalium

• East European Plain — The East European Plain (also Russian Plain ) is a plain comprised of a series of river basins in Eastern Europe. Together with the Northern European Plain it constitutes the European Plain. It is the largest mountain free part of the European… …   Wikipedia

• North German Plain — Physical map of Germany. The North German Plain largely corresponds to the dark green surfaces north of the tan coloured low mountain ranges …   Wikipedia

• Central Russian Upland — ▪ region, Russia Russian  Sredne russkaya Vozvyshennost,         large upland area of the Russian Plain, in the central part of European Russia. It stretches in a north–south direction from the Oka River to the Donets River and the Donets Ridge.… …   Universalium

• Indo-Gangetic Plain — Schematic map of the Indo Gangetic Plain …   Wikipedia

• Mitchell Plain — The Mitchell Plain is a karst area of relatively low relief. The extensive underlying cave system developed in Mississippian age limestone bedrock. Surface drainage is rare due to most streams in the area disappearing into caves or joints within… …   Wikipedia