If you are using a procedural terrain, the default material mapping mode setting is ObjectParametric. Resizing the terrain in this mode makes it grow vertically (Z-axis) as its size increases (X and Y axis). Changing the mapping mode to WorldStandard allows resizing the X and Y axis without affecting the Z-axis. Peggy

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