Major natural regions of Germany
Physical map and the Rhine-Ruhr region
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Overview
Germany can be subdivided in large landscapes as follows (from north to south):
- the North German Plain, which were largely shaped glacially or periglacially during the last ice ages, including the coasts and offshore islands,
- the German Central Uplands (low mountain range) including the intercalated ditches or basins and the large scarplands (see 61.3),
- the Alpine foreland or foothills and
- the Alps as high mountains.
