The word terrain, as it is used in the provided passage and reproduced here, most nearly means ____.
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“The race is not across flat terrain, but crosses the Alaska Range and the Kuskokwim Mountains.”
The Iditarod is the world’s most famous dog sled race. It is an annual race that starts on the first Saturday of March in Anchorage, Alaska, and ends in Nome, Alaska. It is a distance of approximately 1,000 miles and runs partially along an old mail route.
The race is not across flat terrain, but crosses the Alaska Range and the Kuskokwim Mountains. Contestants in the race first head northwest from the starting point in Anchorage. Then they turn north and go along the Bering Sea to Nome. On even years they take the route that goes more north, and on odd years they take the route that goes more south. White Mountain is the last of three rest stops for teams in the race.
Iditarod is an endurance sport for the sled driver and the dogs. Most teams of driver and sixteen dogs complete the race in ten days or less. It is a cold, icy, snowy race and the weather can be brutal.
Adapted from https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iditarod
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