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The Highland ZoneThe highland zone contains rugged hills, mountains, and eroded (worn away) areas continuously broken by valleys and plain. The highest point is 2930ft above sea level. The Highland is cooler than the Lowland, and gets more rainfall and less sunlight. In many places in the Highlands it’s impossible to farm. The soil is often to thin and stony, with hard rock formation below the ground. The parts of England in the highland zone are the Pennine Chain of mountains, extending down into northern England and in southwestern peninsula. It is a huge upland area, extending 160 miles north to south, starting at Cheviot Hills on England’s border with Scotland, and ending up in the Midlands of center England. It is made up of several broad, rolling, windswept moorlands separated by deep river valleys. To the west of the northern Pennines are the Cumbrian Mountains, a huge area full with ancient rocks worn away by glaciers. The Lake District region has mountains and lakes in northwestern England. These mountains can reach up to 3000 ft. Lake District National Park now has over 866 sq miles. This region is a popular tourist attraction. The part of the highland zone of England’s southwest peninsula is often referred to as the West Country. This peninsula, which sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean, contains the countries of Devon and Cornwell. It has hilly, rough areas, (the moorland plateaus of Dartmoor and Exmoor), and many scenic valley. The Lowland ZoneIn the lowlands there is less rainfall, but has more sunshine. It has more fertile soil than the highlands, which hardly have any fertile soil. Most of this region has low hills that barely reach 1,000 ft above sea level. Most of England’s population lives in this region. The flattest lands in the lowlands are in the eastern part of the lowlands. Mostly on the humped-shaped area called East Anglia. The inlet called the Wash is located off East Anglia northern coast. The Wash was once surrounded by flat, swampy areas, but it now has been drained out. |
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England can be divided into two major regions. They are called
highland zone and the lowland zone. The highland zone is the region where there
are big hills and mountains in the north and west. The lowland zone in the south
and east contain mostly rolling plains.