Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
badlands
Catalan translation:
badland
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English term
badlands
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Geography
Definition from
Glossary Of Geography:
Very irregular topography resulting from wind and water erosion of sedimentary rock.
Example sentences:
Badlands are semiarid regions with sparse vegetation that experience high rates of erosion. Water and wind, instead of carving gentle hills and broad valleys, sculpt soft sedimentary rock into intricate mazes of narrow ravines, v-shaped gullies, knife-sharp ridges, buttes, and colorful pinnacles. (SOUTH DAKOTA BADLANDS)
Both badlands and gullies appear to have developed since European settlement and to be part of the same hydrological system with extensive areas of bare ground (badlands) feeding water to incising gullies. (ScienceDirect)
n the Badlands, soils can consist of sandstone, shale, and lignite. All soils have been modified by erosion (i.e. wind, water, and ice). (University of Idaho)
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4 +2 | badland | Judith Payro |
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Definition from
Institut d'Estudis Catalans:
Forma de relleu de les roques toves argiloses i margoses pròpia de certes àrees àrides i subdesèrtiques, caracteritzada per la formació generalitzada de xaragalls i d’interfluvis molt estrets que formen una xarxa molt densa.
Example sentences:
L’obertura de vies de comunicació pot incidir notablement tant en la formació dels badlands com en la persistència i l’expansió dels que ja existeixen. (Gencat)
Badland sobre calcilutita: l'erosió ha eliminat el sòl i ha deixat en superfície la roca, fet que impedeix la revegetació, estadi inicial vers la desertificació. (IEC)
Zabriskie Point, que és una àrea Badland estranyament erosionades de canons i rierols, és un gran lloc per passejar i perdre's. (thecircumference)
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