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)