Concept in Definition ABC

The hill is a training earthly that has features individuals. These characteristics are what allow it to be differentiated from other geological forms, for example with regard to height, shape, etc. We can start by establishing that hills are normally geological formations that do not exceed 100 meters in height, which is why they are considered lower than mountains. When we speak of a geological formation that exceeds that height, we are already referring to a Mountain.

Another very typical characteristic of the hills or hills is the fact that their base is extensive but its top is not as steep as it is with mountains, but rather it is a rather rounded top or worn out. This is so due to the process of erosion that the hills have suffered. For many specialists, the hill is nothing more than an ancient mountain deeply worn by the erosion of the Water or of wind. Also, young mountains tend to maintain very sharp and pronounced peaks because they have not suffered erosion for so long.

In the same way as mountains, it is considered that the formation of hills has to do with geographical and endogenic processes, that is, that occur within the Earth crust. The movement plate tectonics is perhaps one of the most common endogenic movements and it is the one that causes that when two or more plates collide, their boundaries rise (or overlap or one over the other) and form elevations on what was previously a surface flat.

Unlike what happens with mountains, hills are formations much more suitable for human life. This is so since they do not have such a pronounced height, they are much easier to access than the mountains. In addition, they are not as exposed to effects as snow, the low temperature or low pressure like mountains. Finally, having a relatively flat relief at the top, the hills allow them to be established on them houses, small villages and even towns depending on the extension and size of the themselves.