benchland
Elevated flat terrain
Benchland is terrain characterized by natural terraces or steplike formations, typically along river valleys or mountain slopes.
The term describes flat or gently sloping land that rises in distinct levels above a valley floor: The ranch occupied fertile benchland above the floodplain.
Common in geographic and agricultural contexts in western North America.
Flat highland area
- terracePaved outdoor extension
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- tablelandElevated flat landform
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
bluff · shelf · ledge · flatland · steppe · elevation · contour · ridge
plateau
Flat highland area
escarpment · bluff · shelf · ledge · flatland · steppe · elevation · contour · ridge · foothill
cultivation
Fostering growth through care
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
terracing · vineyard · orchard · farmland · tillable · arable · fallow · crop · harvest · rangeland
stratum
Horizontal layer of material
sandstone · shale · limestone · glacial · moraine · alluvium · sedimentation · uplift · fault · tectonic
benchlandvalley
Low ground between heights
ravine · gorge · canyon · gulch · depression
benchlandcliff
Vertical rock wall
escarpment · precipice · steep slope · bluff · scarp
land, bank, bench, landscape, benches, benchmark, mainland, workbench, park bench