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Highlands of Scotland
a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
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Laurentian Highlands
a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean
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Ardennes
a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
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Najd
a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Guiana Highlands
a mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil
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Cambrian Mountains
a rugged plateau that runs north to south through central Wales
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Colorado Plateau
a large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner
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Llano Estacado
a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains
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Massif Central
a mountainous plateau in southern France that covers almost one sixth of the country