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A plateau is a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
A plain is an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 ft. (150 m), within the area.
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∙ 11y agoPlains and plateaus are different from mountains in that they are made up of rock formations that are in the same horizontal position - they are flat!
Plains are flat surfaces at low levels. Coastal plains are made up of bits of rock that are carried along from rivers to the ocean or are worn away from rocks along the seashore. Sometimes inland plains are formed when seas or lakes get filled in with sediment or soil and become flat plains.
Plateaus are raised areas of land with a flatter top. It differs from a mountain in that a mountain has a jagged peak at the top. Plateaus form either when mountains get worn down and their tops are not as jagged or when a large portion of flat earth is pushed up from the earth.
There are several special kinds of plateaus. One is a butte. A butte is like a plateau but its top is a bit more rounded. A mesa is a plateau with quite a flat top.A Midwestern Plain
A Plateau
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Generally speaking a plain lacks physical beauty and is not per se ugly. A plain is a large expanse of land and considered open country lacking mountain ranges for example. In comparison a plateau is much like a plain with the important distinction of being an elevated open expanse of land.
