Military Geography - Types of Terrain

Types of Terrain

The following categories are different generic forms of combat that are the most prevalent in today’s ongoing wars and are also anticipated to be the fields of battle in future conflicts. Each category has a unique climate that provides combatants with different obstacles. It is no longer as simple as “the high ground controls the low ground.”

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