flatland
Topographically featureless region
Flatland is terrain without hills or mountains—level ground that extends to the horizon.
Often plural: the flatlands of Kansas, miles of flatland stretched before us.
The term can carry connotations of monotony or emptiness, though residents may prize the open sky and unobstructed views. (Capitalized Flatland is the novella.)
Urban profile against atmosphere
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- vistaPleasing distant scene
- expanseUnbroken area of space
- vanishing pointWhere parallels appear to meet
distance · unobstructed · sightline · far-reaching · treeline · silhouette · backdrop
Open grassy flatland
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
veldt · heath · moor · lowland · plain · plateau · mesa · tundra
Covering a large area
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
- boundlessWithout any boundaries
- immenseExtremely large in scope
- limitlessWithout any boundaries
sprawling · sweeping · wide-open · unbroken · stretching · infinite · broad · extensive
Agricultural terrain
- croplandLand for growing produce
- arableFit for cultivation
- cultivatedImproved through nurture
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
field · meadow · fallow · acreage · tillable · plowland · grazing · homestead
skyline
Urban profile against atmosphere
vanishing point · distance · unobstructed · sightline · far-reaching · treeline · silhouette · backdrop
prairie
Open grassy flatland
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
grassland · veldt · heath · moor · lowland · plain · plateau · mesa · tundra · outback
expansive
Covering a large area
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
- boundlessWithout any boundaries
- immenseExtremely large in scope
limitless · sprawling · sweeping · wide-open · unbroken · stretching · infinite · broad · extensive · unbounded
farmland
Agricultural terrain
- croplandLand for growing produce
- arableFit for cultivation
- cultivatedImproved through nurture
pasture · field · meadow · fallow · acreage · tillable · plowland · grazing · homestead · ranch
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
delta · floodplain · everglade · mire · bottomland · wetland · polder · saltmarsh · mudflat · quagmire
topography
Physical feature mapping
- elevationHeight above reference point
- sea levelElevation reference point
- contourBounding line of shape
relief · gradient · terrain · landform · geography · cartography · surveying · benchmark · datum · Netherlands
- Great PlainsGreat Plains, high plains, High Plains, grassland, grasslands
- prairie landformsbutte, mesa, bluff, badlands, tableland
- Fenlandsfenland, peat, peat bogs, marshland, sluices
- ruralfarm, farmhouse, barn, cornfield, tractor
- groundground, earth, soil, dirt, terra firma
- prairie thingsprairie, grassland, tallgrass, shortgrass, buffalo grass
flatlandmountains
Tall elevated landmasses
highlands · mountainous terrain · hill country · uplands · mountain range