Foothills
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| - | [[Image:Foothills-going-to-Waterton-National-Park.JPG|thumb| | + | [[Image:Foothills-going-to-Waterton-National-Park.JPG|thumb|400px|'''[[Foothills]]''' are geographically defined as gradual increases in hilly areas at the base of a '''[[mountain range]]'''. They are a transition zone between plains and low relief '''[[hills]]''' to the adjacent topographically high '''[[mountains]]'''.]] |
| '''[[Foothills]]''' are geographically defined as gradual increases in hilly areas at the base of a '''[[mountain range]]'''. | '''[[Foothills]]''' are geographically defined as gradual increases in hilly areas at the base of a '''[[mountain range]]'''. | ||
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Foothills are geographically defined as gradual increases in hilly areas at the base of a mountain range.
They are a transition zone between plains and low relief hills to the adjacent topographically high mountains.
Many neighborhoods and communities found in such a location are termed "the foothills".
[edit] Also see
- Hill
- Physical Features of Mountains
- Defining Mountain Regions
- Snow and Weather Glossary
- Mountains and Mountain Forests Global Statistical Summary
- Frozen Ground
- Cryosphere
- What Affects Frozen Ground
- What is the Cryosphere
- Snow
- Water
- Snow line
- Tree line
- Frost line
- Landform
[edit] Reference
- Wikipedia Foothills [1]
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