(n.) Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland.

agricultural region arable land black belt citrus belt corn belt cotton belt countryside downs dust bowl farm belt farm country farmland fruit belt grass roots grassland grazing region highland lowlands meadows and pastures moorland moors plains prairies province provinces rolling country rural district rustic region steppes the country the soil the sticks tobacco belt upland uplands veld wheat belt wide-open spaces wold woodland woods and fields yokeldom