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A Changing Planet

Question 4 • W Geography_A_IC

Which of the following statements best describes mountains and hills?

Answer
A
“Hill” and “mountain” mean the same thing.
B
Whether a landform is a hill or mountain is subjective; one person might call a certain landform a hill, and someone else might call it a mountain.
C
A hill is defined as a rise that is less than 1,000 feet, and a mountain is anything over 1,000 feet.
D
A mountain is defined as any rise over 5,000 feet, and any rise below that elevation is called a hill.

Explanation

There is no single worldwide height cutoff that separates a hill from a mountain. The distinction is often based on judgment and local convention, so the same landform might be called a hill by one person and a mountain by another. That makes choice B the best description; the fixed 1,000- and 5,000-foot limits in choices C and D are not universal rules.

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