highland region
Mountainous elevated area
A highland region is an area of elevated terrain, typically mountainous or hilly country as distinguished from lowlands or coastal plains.
The term appears in geographic and administrative contexts: The highland region receives more rainfall than the valleys below.
Highland regions often share cultural characteristics shaped by their terrain—isolation, pastoral economies, distinct traditions.
- misty peaksMountains obscured by vapor
- alpine tundraTreeless high-elevation ecosystem
- cold climatePersistently low temperatures regionally
- terraced farmingAgriculture on carved hillside steps
- tea plantationFarm growing beverage shrubs
mountain · thin air · snowfall · coniferous forest · alpine meadow · frost line · indigenous community · plateau · endemic species · hill · escarpment · mountain pass · sacred site · microclimate · watershed · sheep grazing · ridge · coffee cultivation
- Madagascarlemurs, baobab, baobabs, ring-tailed lemur, vanilla
- Madagascar Divisionsprovinces, districts, communes, prefectures
highland regionlowlands
Low-elevation flat terrain
lowland · plains · low country · flatlands · basin
highland regioncoastal lowlands
Low terrain near shore
coastal plain · coastal region · delta region · seaboard · seaside
highland, high, higher, highest, highly, highness, land, lands, landed