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The term plain is used to designate those natural spaces that consist of low reliefs or of minimum altitude, close to sea level and with a certain type of vegetation particular for each ecosystem. The idea of ​​plain comes precisely from the notion of plane, from something that does not have volume nor variations in its surface. Although the natural plains may show differences in altitude or in their relief depending on the type of region we are talking about, so In general, we will be referring to flat territories in which we do not find mountains, plateaus, hills or any type of pronounced elevation what contrast with the rest of the stage.

Plains are considered to be the best space for habitat since they allow the development of activities such as livestock, farming, farming or grazing: by not presenting irregularities, differences in altitude or variations in climates, they favor the permanence of the human being. In addition to allowing a driving easier and more accessible, the plains are usually some of the most fertile and propitious territories for the growth of any type of plant or vegetable. Plains can vary in terms of altitude from one to the other (with plains on the planet of less than 700 meters at sea level and others that are more than 1000 meters above sea level sea). What matters is that within the surface of that plain there are no very marked variations in altitude or volume.

Normally, the most common plains take place in lowlands close to the sea in which still the terrain has not gained great height, or also in the valleys that are generated naturally between mountain ranges or between moutains. We find different types of plains according to their training: coastal, alluvial, lake, glacial and lava plains.