CHAPTER 1 TALL AND FLAT Flat land extends as far as the eye can see Birds sing in the sky above Then the land drops off Ground can be seen far below a steep cliff A river or valley sits below the plateau The Ustyurt Plateau is in central Asia
A plateau is a flat raised landform It rises high above the area around it At least one side of a plateau is steep Plateaus are found on every continent on Earth They cover much of Earth’s surface Plateaus can also exist in the ocean These are called oceanic plateaus FUN FACT In plateau regions rivers form waterfalls as they fall over steep slopes
Niagara Falls is in a plateau region between the United States and Canada
