desert formation
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12 Terms
butte
an isolated tower, a remnant of hte plateau
mesa
a portion of the plateau isolated from the main plateau
inselberg
an island mountain of resistant rock rising from softer, more easily eroded rocks of the plain
salt pan
site of a former or occasional lake
alluvial fan
formed where a wadi or canyon meets the lower ground- a badaja is formed where these fans coalesce
oasis
site of a surface aquifer
barchan
crescent
pervailing wind
a wind that goes into a specific direction
pedment
a shallow slope at the foot of a steep slope or cliff
wadi
a dry guilty or riverbed eroded by occasional flash floods
canyon
a very deep gorge usually dry. if there is a rivver its source is outside the desert region
plateau
a large flat area with steep cliffs and narrow valleys