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Deserts

Scope note

Dry, barren, treeless regions, so arid because of little rainfall that they support only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all; usually sandy. RHDEL2

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30008916

Broader Terms used

natural landscapes

Equivalent Terms used

desert

Created

13yrs ago

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