arid plains
Parched open terrain
Arid plains are large, flat expanses of land receiving little rainfall—typically less than ten inches annually.
The term appears in geography, ecology, and travel writing to describe dry grasslands and semi-desert regions: The arid plains of central Australia stretch for hundreds of miles.
Such landscapes support sparse vegetation adapted to drought conditions.
- grazing landsAreas for animal feeding
- open rangeUnfenced public grazing land
- cattle driveMoving herd to market
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
water scarcity · dust bowl · desert · high desert · rain shadow · shortgrass prairie · sand dunes · hardpan · wind erosion · xerophyte · succulents · irrigation · nomadism · tumbleweed · evaporation · desertification · parched earth · dry farming
- IberiaAndalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Basque Country, Castile
- MendozaMendoza, Malbec, bodegas, wine country, San Rafael
- Permian BasinOdessa, oil fields, oil wells, oil rigs, pump jacks
arid plainsmountain ranges
Extended series of peaks
alpine terrain · mountainous regions · rolling hills · rugged peaks · canyon lands
arid plainswetlands
Water-saturated terrain
swamps · marshes · bogs · rainforest · tropical rainforest