The document discusses the characteristics of highland terrain. Highlands are areas where tectonic plates have collided, resulting in hilly and flat lands with inconsistent topography. The terrain typically contains trees up to 210 years old and heavy grass. The soil is described as exceptionally fertile, leading to abundant plant and flower growth. Several plant and animal species that naturally occur in highland environments are then listed.

1. “ Analyzed by Brandon Weber and Phoebe Torschia”

2. A highland is an area where the Earths tectonic plates have continuously bumped into each other in various places, resulting in inconsistent areas containing hills and flat lands. The terrain usually consists of heavy grass and trees aging anywhere from 80 to 210 years old. The soil in a highland is described as “exceptionally fertile”, thus the reason for heavy flower and plant development.

3. “ A plant or tree that grows naturally in a specific location” Box Elder Red Maple Silver Maple Eastern Redbud White Ash Green Ash Basswood Winterberry Witchhazel Gray Dogwood

4. “ A species able to be naturally born in the environment” Black bear River otter Bobcat Wild trout Northern copperhead Amber-winged spreadwing Eastern blue bird Barn owl Peregrine falcon White-footed mouse White-tailed deer Coyote

5. Boletus auripes (yellow stalked bolete) Laetiporus sulphureus (chicken mushroom) Panaeolus cinctulus Gymnopilus sp. Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata

6. Bald Eagle Bog Turtle

7. “ A species descending from a supplementary region” Finch English Sparrow Zebra Mussel Starling Snakehead Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Gypsy Moth Asian Longhorned Beetle