Final answer:
True, Venus has large, continent-sized regions called terra, which are uplifted areas. The largest is Aphrodite Terra, followed by the northern highland region Ishtar Terra, where the Maxwell Mountains, the tallest on Venus, are located.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that the terra of Venus are rare but large continent-sized uplifted regions over a low surface is true. On Venus, rising above the lowland lava plains, there are two continent-like highland regions:
Aphrodite Terra and Ishtar Terra. Aphrodite Terra is the larger of the two, stretching along the equator and comparable in size to the continent of Africa. The Ishtar Terra, home to the Maxwell Mountains, resembles Earth's Tibetan Plateau and Himalayan Mountains, being the product of crustal compression and mantle convection. It is also noteworthy that the Maxwell Mountains are the highest region on the planet, rising 11 kilometers above the surrounding lowlands and being the only feature on Venus named after a man, James Clerk Maxwell, who was instrumental in the development of radar technology.
Interestingly, despite the similar levels of volcanic activity between Earth and Venus, Venus lacks the plate tectonics seen on Earth. Its surface has been largely shaped by mantle convection, resulting in tectonic activity that has formed features like pancake volcanoes and coronae, but without the crustal spreading associated with planet-spanning tectonic plates.