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Deserts
Terms in relation to a type of cimate that has high average temperature, low average annual rainfall, and very few vegetation.
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Deserts
Alluvial fan
Natural environment; Deserts
A large, fan-shaped pile of sediment forming at the base of narrow canyons onto a flat plain at the foot of a mountain range.
Butte
Natural environment; Deserts
A narrow flat-topped hill of resistant rock with very steep sides. Probably formerly a mesa.
Desert varnish
Natural environment; Deserts
A hard, dark, shiny coating on rocks caused by chemical action.
Detritus
Natural environment; Deserts
Boulders, rocks, gravel, sand, soil that has eroded from mountains over time.
Alluvium
Natural environment; Deserts
Unconsolidated gravel, sand, silt and clay deposited by streams.
