Arid Region
butte
a mesa with a smaller surface area. roughly taller than it is wide
mesa
a plateau with a smaller surface area. roughly as wide as it is tall
semi-arid climate
a region characterized by conditions where the annual potential evapotranspiration exceeds annual precipitation, but not to extremes
arid climate
a region characterized by conditions where the annual potential evapotranspiration greatly exceeds annual precipitation
plateau
an extensive elevated region with a fairly flat top surface. characterized by horizontal rock layers cased by water eroding alternating layers or resistant and erodible rock
sand dunes
coarser, sand-sized material that is deposited in drifts in the shape of hills, mounds, or ridges
badlands
highly dissected, rugged, barren terrain. Region characterized by weak clays and shale. Surface runoff causes barren slopes and ridges
eolian landforms
landforms created by wind- could be fro erosion or deposition
dust stoms
thick, dark, swiftly moving dust cloud that swirls over the land. (haboob)