Sand Dunes, Dunes
A mound or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed by the wind, esp. on the sea coast or in a desert
Playa
An area of flat, dried-up land, esp a desert basin from which water evaporates quickly
Arroyo
A dry desert gully
Hogback
An eroded, steeply tilted ridge of resistant rocks with equal slopes on the sides
Hoodoo
A column or pillar of bizarre shape caused by differential erosion on rocks of different hardness
Chaparrat
Vegetation consisting chiefly of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes
Karst
Landscape underlain by limestone that has been eroded by dissolution producing ridgers, towers, fissures, sinkholes and other characteristic landforms
Salt Flats, Salt Pans
Flat expanses of ground covered with salt and other minerals, usually shining white under the sun
Oasis, Watering hole, Spring
A fertile spot in a desert where water is found
Seep
A place where petroleum or water oozes slowly out of the ground
Tar Pit
A hollow in which natural tar accumulates by seepage
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