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Unit 2
Our natural environment
In Mauritius, there are many mountains and hills. There are also large areas of at highlands
and at lowlands.
The gure below shows an area of at highland and an area of at lowland.
a. At A, the land is at and __________________. It is a plain.
b. At B, the land is at and __________________. It is a plateau.
C. Plains and plateau
• A plain is at and the land is low.
• A plateau is at and the land is high.
What I
have
Learnt
Observe gure 2 and complete the sentences below.
Activity 2.5
A
H
G
R
mountain ranges plains plateau
Words to Learn
Figure 2
B
A