rocky desert
Barren stony terrain
A rocky desert is an arid landscape characterized by exposed stone, gravel, and sparse vegetation rather than sand dunes.
Unlike the popular image of rolling sandy expanses, most of the world's deserts are actually rocky terrain—hardpan, boulder fields, and eroded plateaus: The rocky desert of the American Southwest.
Also called a reg or hamada in geographic terminology.
- aridDevoid of water
- barrenUnable to produce
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- cactusSpiny desert plant
butte · canyon · scorched · dusty · dust devil · boulders · parched · blazing sun · wasteland · Death Valley · scree · gravel · sand dune · sun-baked · high noon · rattlesnake · vulture · harsh
- Arabian ecologycamels, dunes, gazelles, oryx, wadis
- desert landformsmesa, dune, dunes, sand dunes, sand dune
- Sahara ecologyfennec fox, dromedary, dromedaries, camels, dunes
- barrensbadlands, wasteland, dust bowl, salt flat, salt flats
- desert climatearid, aridity, dry heat, extreme heat, scorching heat
- desertsSahara, Gobi, Mojave, Namib, Kalahari
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Wind-sculpted sediment formations
erg · sandy dunes · coastal dunes · beach
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Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
tropical rainforest · wetland · swamp · marsh · jungle
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Productive land between heights
grassland · prairie · jungle · dense jungle · dense forest
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