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A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit (e.g. Box Hill, Surrey).
The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be less tall and less steep than a mountain. In the United Kingdom, geographers historically regarded mountains as hills greater than 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level, which formed the basis of the plot of the 1995 film The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain. In contrast, hillwalkers have tended to regard mountains as peaks 2,000 feet (610 m) above sea level: the Oxford English Dictionary also suggests a limit of 2,000 feet (610 m) and Whittow states "Some authorities regard eminences above 600 m (2,000 ft) as mountains, those below being referred to as hills." The Great Soviet Encyclopedia defines hill as an upland with a relative height up to 200 m (660 ft).
If it's true what they say about the past
Coming back around
Then it's just a matter of time
Before I get let down
Now I'm standing at the place
Where love could go either way
This time maybe
It won't go the same
(Chorus)
But if history will decide
That I'm a goner where I lie
Nothing's gonna change
This path leads right to pain
And I know it sounds cliché
That a new day will tell
But if history will decide
Then tomorrow looks like hell
I can't figure where to put the blame
For the life of me
'Cause love's never been hard to find
Just hard to keep
And any gambler knows
His chances before he rolls
And I keep betting my heart
On true love
(Repeat Chorus)
But if history will decide