GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mountains, plains, and buttes (like these) are all landforms. A landform is a feature on Earth’s surface that is part of the terrain. Mountains, hills, plateaus, and plains are the four major types of landforms. Minor landforms include buttes, canyons, valleys, and basins.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most geologists classify a mountain as a landform that rises at least 1, 000 feet (300 meters) or more above its surrounding area. A mountain range is a series or chain of mountains that are close together.

Detailed explanation-3: -Landforms are features on the Earth’s surface that make up the terrain, such as mountains, valleys, plains or plateaux. They also include coastal features, such as peninsulas or bays, and underwater features, such as ocean basins and mid-ocean ridges.