Hills and mountains are both natural land formations that rise out of the landscape. Unfortunately, there is no universally accepted standard definition for the height of a mountain or a hill. This can make it difficult to differentiate between the two.
Mountain Versus Hill
There are characteristics that we typically associate with mountains; for example, most mountains have steep slopes and a well-defined summit while hills tend to be rounded. This, however, is not always the case. Some mountain ranges, such as the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania, are geologically old and are therefore smaller and more rounded than more 'classic' mountains such the Rocky Mountains in the western United States. Robin hood legend of sherwood.
Even leaders in geography, like the United States Geological Survey (USGS), do not have an exact definition of a mountain and a hill. Instead, the organization's Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) uses broad categories for most land features, including mountains, hills, lakes, and rivers.
Though no one can agree on the heights of mountains and hills, there are a few generally accepted characteristics that define each.
An Attempt to Define the Height of a Mountain
According to the USGS, up until the 1920's the British Ordnance Survey defined a mountain as a geographic feature rising higher than 1000 feet (304 meters). The United States followed suit and defined a mountain as having a local relief higher than 1000 feet. This definition, however, was dropped in the late 1970's.
There was even a movie about the battle over mountain and hill. In The Englishman That Went Up a Hill and Down a Mountain (1995, starring Hugh Grant), a Welsh village challenged cartographers' attempts to classify their 'mountain' as a hill by adding a pile of rocks to the top.
What is a Hill?
In general, we think of hills as having a lower elevation than a mountain and a more rounded/mound shape than a distinct peak. Some accepted characteristics of a hill are:
Hills may have once been mountains that were worn down by erosion over many thousands of years. Contrariwise many mountains—such as the Himalayas in Asia—were created by tectonic faults and would have, at one time, been what we might now consider hills.
What is a Mountain?
Though a mountain is typically taller than a hill, there is no official height designation. An abrupt difference in local topography is often described as a mountain, and such features will often have 'mount' or 'mountain' in their name; examples include Mount Hood, Mount Ranier, and Mount Washington.
Some accepted characteristics of a mountain are:
Apr 12, 2016 Note that all this mod is adding are instances of already existing mob spawns. That means it should be compatible with any mod that changes the stats/gear/etc of enemies. Pros of this approach: - Might be more stable, since. More enemies mod fallout 4.
Of course, there are exceptions to these assumptions and some features that would otherwise be called 'mountains' have the word 'hills' in their name. For instance, the Black Hills in South Dakota can also be thought of as a small, isolated mountain range. The highest peak is Harney Peak at 7242 feet of elevation and 2922 feet of prominence from the surrounding landscape. The Black Hills received their name from the Lakota Indians who called the mountains Paha Sapa, or 'black hills.'
What does this sloppy page add?--SWM 22:40, 18 March 2016 (UTC)
I don't think this name will be used.--SWM 20:06, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
Dark dwarf/Dark Iron dwarf
If we do that, then we retire the hill dwarf/mountain dwarf/frost dwarf pages as well, then? Xporc (talk) 12:16, 5 December 2017 (UTC)
Dark irons vs Dark Iron clan
You can be a dark iron dwarf (aka dark dwarf), and you can be not affiliated with the Dark Iron clan, hence the Thorium Brotherhood. --Mordecay (talk) 23:01, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
Dnd Hill Dwarf Vs Mountain Dwarf
Move
Ok, I think we've now been seeing enough evidence to move the 'Dark dwarf' page to 'Dark Iron dwarf'. I just want this to happen cleanly and properly, like we did the Mag'har the other day. So I'll take care of it soon enough! Xporc (talk) 15:49, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
Retrieved from 'https://wow.gamepedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:Dark_Iron_dwarf&oldid=4983178'
Comments are closed.
|
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |