The terrain is generally low-lying on the south coast, with some rocky headlands, rising gradually to rugged cliffs along the north coast.

Females generally choose a low-lying location in sea bottom crevices, presumably so the tiny larvae can have better protection from predators.

It is generally quite low-lying, with an average height above sea level of 15 m, although Central Hill reaches an elevation of 219 metres.

The land is generally low-lying, with many swamps and pocosins.

The county is generally flat and low-lying on the inner coastal plain with a few hills closer to the Delaware River.

Cumberland is a low-lying, generally featureless coastal county, with many salt marshes near the Delaware Bay.

Cape May is generally low-lying ; its highest point, at the intersection of Washington and Jackson Streets, is a mere 14 feet above sea level.

It is generally thought that ' evil spirits ' referred to the abundance of mosquitoes in the area, a by-product of the low-lying swamps that characterized the area during that time period.

Artificial drainage of low-lying wetlands generally involves one or both of two different practices: a ) excluding water flowing from high areas from entering the low-lying area, and b ) pumping out water which does manage to get into the low-lying area.

The area is generally low-lying.

Breedon is notable for its Carboniferous limestone hill that rises above sea level in a generally low-lying landscape and affords distant views across several counties.

All these islands are close to the shore and they are generally flat and low-lying.

During rainy season these rivers are full and heavy floods affect the low-lying areas on the banks, but in the summer season they generally go dry and narrow.

Lakeland, bogland, pastureland, and wetland typify Longford's generally low-lying landscapes: the highest point of the county is in the north-west-Carn Clonhugh ( also known as Cairn Hill ) at 279 m ( 916 feet ).

Moorland nowadays generally means uncultivated hill land ( such as Dartmoor in South West England ), but the Old English mōr also refers to low-lying wetlands ( such as Sedgemoor, also SW England ).

The land bordering the Gulf is generally flat and low-lying.

In pre-colonial times, the low-lying Burmese and Mon-speaking kingdoms recognized 2 general categories of Karen, the Talaing Kayin (), generally lowlanders who were recognized as the " original settlers " and essential to Mon court life, and the Bama Kayin (), highlanders who were subordinated or assimilated by the Bamar.

Delta State is generally low-lying without remarkable hills.

More generally, low-lying excited states may contain any number of elementary excitations ( for example, many phonons, along with other quasiparticles and collective excitations ).

It is located in the South Hampton Roads region at the northeastern edge of the Great Dismal Swamp, an area consisting of generally low-lying sandy terrain of the coastal plain.

Most of the craton, however, is distinctly flat and generally low-lying with an average elevation of around, whilst in the Lake Eyre Basin most of the land is not far above sea level.

It is located in the South Hampton Roads region and consists of generally low-lying sandy terrain of the coastal plain.

Côte d ' Ivoire's terrain can generally be described as a large plateau rising gradually from sea level in the south to almost 500 m elevation in the north.

The local terrain is generally flat with a few gently rolling plains.

Around three-quarters of cat species live in forested terrain, and they are generally agile climbers.

Humans have inhabited present-day Kazakhstan since the earliest Stone Age, generally pursuing the nomadic pastoralism for which the region's climate and terrain are best suited.

According to military doctrine, to be successful an attacker generally requires a 3: 1 ratio of numerical superiority over the defender for foot soldiers ; in mountain warfare this ratio should be considerably higher as the terrain favours defence.

Because armies and terrain can be combined in all possible ways, miniatures wargaming is generally more varied and flexible than other forms of wargaming.

Highway 69 ( later nicknamed " Hell's Highway ") leading through the planned route was two lanes wide, generally raised above the surrounding flat terrain of polder.

Although altitudes up to 105 meters above sea level occur in the northern part of the plain, most elevations are less than 10 meters above sea level ; elevations decrease in the coastal south, where the terrain is generally at sea level.

In steep avalanche-prone terrain, traveling on ridge s is generally safer than traversing the slopes.

Because each race is very long, trails of natural terrain are generally used.

While generally mountainous, the terrain is not particularly rugged, as it rises gradually from the coast towards the island center.

Because of the mountainous terrain, the existing network consisted of narrow gauge lines, which generally took indirect routes and could not be adapted to higher speeds.

The best parts of it are in the central area where the soil is generally good and the terrain nearly level or gently rolling.

The elevation of the generally level terrain is approximately above mean sea level.

Groundwater generally also flows with the surface of the terrain, that is, from the northeast to the southwest.

While it remains in the realm of speculation where 17th Century Pequot settlements were located in North Stonington, it is possible that the area in which the Village of North Stonington is currently located might earlier have been a key settlement for them, given the proximity to moving water and generally flat terrain conducive to agriculture.

Being bound by these formidable terrain features has kept the size of the village small, and prevented the suburban sprawl that has come about in the less-constrained regions to the north and south and in the New York Metropolitan area generally.

Due to the unsuitable terrain of Weyr locations ( volcanoes, cliff faces ), Weyrfolk are generally unable to grow food.

Yunnan has a generally mild climate with pleasant and fair weather because of the province's location on south-facing mountain slopes, receiving the influence of both the Pacific and Indian oceans, and although the growing period is long, the rugged terrain provides little arable land.

It generally means riding point-to-point or in a loop including climbs and descents on a variety of terrain.

The terrain generally rises toward the north of the township.

Mountain men often wore moccasins, but generally carried a pair of heavy boots for rough terrain.

The construction of the Suez Canal was favoured by the natural conditions of the region: the comparatively short distance between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, the occurrence of a line of lakes or depressions which became lakes ( Lake Manzala in the north, and depressions, Timsah and the Bitter Lakes, part way along the route ), and the generally flat terrain.