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Difference Between Mountain and Hill
Jun
11
2011
What is the Difference Between Mountain and Hill?
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The United States Geological Survey maintains that “Broad agreement on such questions is essentially impossible, which is why there are no official feature classification standards” between mountains and hills, rivers and streams, or lakes and ponds.
All one can say as a general rule is that most people tend to agree that the former features mentioned above are usually (but not always) bigger than the latter. There is an instance cited by the USGS where Little River flows into Goose Creek in Virginia, despite arguments that smaller creeks flow into bigger rivers.
Read more from the USGS on this question: http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/127
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Answer #1
Land is one basic component of the Earth, which typically forms when it is evidently higher than the level of water that is naturally and abundantly existent. Land is more commonly described as the other component of the Earth which is not made up of water, thus, its name, land. While land is core element that allows the living and nonliving to exist and inhabit the Earth, it has naturally obtained certain shapes and sizes that make them highly distinct from one another. Two most common land forms are the mountain and the hill. Over the years, many have been put into confusion as to the differences between the two since most individuals find no discretion between.
For one, a mountain differs from a hill in terms of height or the level of it elevation. Mountains are found to be higher or steeper compared to hills. In conjunction to this fact, mountains obtain certain peak whereas hills obtain only simple slopes.
Apart from height, mountains and hills share disparity by the way they appear. Mountains appear to be easily seen when viewed from afar and typically exist along with other mountains. Hills, on the other hand, can sometimes be indistinguishable since they are overshadowed by the forests or other obstructing structures.
More so, the terms, mountains and hills, can also used in describing other matters as they impose different degrees of impact in the sentences. “Mountains” obviously pertain to large portions or evidently greater number whereas “hills” can pertain to a significant number but not as much as when the term, mountains, is being used.
Today, nature has found its way of making its mountains and hills be known all over the world since they bring out the innate beauty of nature and its elements.