Context of Elevation

Between the Eastern Woodlands and the Pacific coast, the Plains and deserts were too dry to support large human settlements. Dividing the region are the Rocky Mountains, to the east of which lie the grasslands of the Great Plains, while to the west are several deserts of varying elevations that ecologists call the Great Basin. Except in the Southwest, Native Americans in this region remained in mobile hunting-gathering bands.

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Examples with Elevation

Microsoft downplays the elevation of risk caused by the leaked code, emphasizing that their response teams interrupted the hackers mid-operation effectively.

–Technology

Using a distinctive global system since 2016, researchers regularly scan the glacier’s surface with a laser scanner, allowing them to track changes in the glacier’s elevation.

–Science

Investors found Mr. Sunak‘s quick elevation to prime minister and the removal of many of Ms. Truss’s policies to be positive, and the financial markets remained stable despite the delay in the policy announcement.

–Business

With an elevation of around 7,000 feet above sea level, it provides an excellent environment for year-round altitude training, along with mild summer temperatures and an extensive trail system covering hundreds of miles.

–Sports

As a consequence of the region’s elevation, ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 feet above sea level, it undergoes notable temperature swings, with warm, dry days and cool nights, thereby enabling a lengthy and well-balanced ripening season.

–Arts and Culture

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