bushlands
Untamed rural terrain
Bushlands is wild or uncultivated land covered with native vegetation, especially in Australia and parts of Africa.
The term typically describes areas of scrubby woodland or natural terrain that hasn't been developed: The fire spread rapidly through the bushlands.
More common in the plural than the singular bushland.
Dense shrub cluster
- shrubberyPlanted area of bushes
- undergrowthLow forest vegetation
- chaparralDense, drought-adapted shrubbery
- heathOpen land with shrubs
maquis · coppice · spinney · bracken · manuka · gorse · mallee · banksia
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- veldtAfrican open grassland
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- heathlandOpen shrubby wilderness
- moorlandOpen uncultivated upland
woodland · grassland · bushveld · scrubby · arid · semi-arid · terrain · plains
Remote interior wilderness
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
- pristinePure and untouched
unspoiled · remote · uninhabited · secluded · untouched · primeval · untrammeled · rugged
thicket
Dense shrub cluster
- shrubberyPlanted area of bushes
- undergrowthLow forest vegetation
- chaparralDense, drought-adapted shrubbery
heath · maquis · coppice · spinney · bracken · manuka · gorse · mallee · banksia · eucalyptus
savanna
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
moorland · woodland · grassland · bushveld · scrubby · arid · semi-arid · terrain · plains · ridges
outback
Remote interior wilderness
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
pristine · unspoiled · remote · uninhabited · secluded · untouched · primeval · untrammeled · rugged · trackless
biodiversity
Range of life forms
endemic · species · habitat · nesting · foraging · pollination · symbiosis · conservation · sanctuary · preserve
pastoral
Of countryside or clergy care
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- acreageAmount of land owned
farmstead · station · grazing · clearing · fencing · droving · mustering · boundary · firebreak · windbreak
bushlandscity
Large populated area
urban areas · metropolis · farmland · suburbs · agricultural land
bushlandsdesert
To leave behind completely
wasteland · cleared land · tundra · grasslands · plains
- Australian bushlandNative wild terrain