The Land

Germany has 3 main areas of land:

• Towards the North are the lowland plains. These lowland plains, called 'The North German Plains', contains a lot of river valleys. It also contains a large heath, 'The Lünburger Heide'. The lowest land level in the North is the same for all Germany - the coast. The coast of Germany meets 2 seas - 'The North Sea' (which meets the Netherlands) and the other, 'The Baltic Sea' (which meets Poland). The shore and coast-lines consist almoast entirly of sand-dunes and marshland.

• The second main area in central Germany contains uplands (not coast level or mountain level, but in between). The central upland is a pattern of low mountains, river valleys and well defined basins. The mountains include 'The Eifel' and 'Hunsrück' (in the West), 'The Taunus' and 'Spessart' (center), and 'The Fichtelgebirge'.

• Finally, the third area of land is the highlands of South West Germany. The German Highlands contain the 'Jura Mountains', which dominate a half of all the highlands. In the extreme South through Bavaria are the 'Bavarian Alps'. The Bavarian Alps contain Germany's highest peak - 'Zügspitze' (2,962 metres or 9,718 feet high). Nearly all the remaining highland area is covered in a large forest - 'The Black Forest', or in German, 'Schwarzwald'.

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