The hill is an earthly formation that has particular characteristics. These characteristics are what allow it to be differentiated from other geological forms, for example with regard to height, shape, etc. We can start by establishing that hills are normally geological formations that do not exceed 100 meters in height, which is why they are considered lower than mountains. When we speak of a geological formation that exceeds that height, we are already referring to a mountain.
Another very typical characteristic of the hills or of the hills is the fact that their base is extensive but their top is not as steep as it happens with the mountains, but rather it is a rather rounded or worn top. This is so due to the erosion process that the hills have suffered. For many specialists, the hill is nothing more than an ancient mountain deeply worn by the erosion of water or wind. Also, young mountains tend to maintain very sharp and pronounced peaks because they have not suffered erosion for so long.
In the same way as mountains, it is considered that the formation of hills has to do with geographical and endogenic processes, that is, that occur within the earth's crust. The movement of tectonic plates is perhaps one of the most common endogenic movements and it is the one that causes that when two or more plates collide, the limits of the same rise (or overlap or one over the other) and form elevations on what before it was a flat surface.
Unlike what happens with mountains, hills are formations much more suitable for human life. This is so since they do not have such a pronounced height, they are much easier to access than the mountains. In addition, they are not as exposed to effects such as snow, low temperature or low pressure as mountains. Finally, as they have a relatively flat relief at their top, the hills allow homes, small villages and even settlements to be established on them depending on their extension and size.
