Can a plain be a desert?

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∙ 11y ago

Updated: 8/17/2019

A desert may contain plains, mountains. valleys, plateaus or almost any landform. The determining factor is not the shape of the land but in the amount of annual precipitation the region receives.

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Is the Sahel a desert or a plain?

The Sahel is semi-arid grassland. It is not a desert nor is it a plain.

Is a large piece of flat land called a mountain desert or plain?

A large piece of flat land is called a plain. A mountain desert refers to a desert area with significant mountainous terrain.

What desert is located north of the Nullarbor Plain?

The Great Victoria Desert is located north of the Nullarbor Plain.

What is a gravel-covered plain in the desert?

Desert pavement

Is a desert a plain or a mountain?

A desert can include a plain, a mountain, plateaus, valleys - almost any landform imaginable.

What is the difference between desert and coastal plain?

Desert has no significant vegetation. Coastal plain usually has lots of vegetation.

Name the plain south of the great Victoria Desert?

The Nullarbor Plain

What is the name for a dry plain?

Desert

What land features are in US?

All; Mountain Plain, desert plain, and bay.

Is a large piece of flat land called a mountain a desert ot a plain?

plain

A wide area of land with few or no trees?

That could be a plain or a desert.

Is a desert a landform?

A desert is neither a plain nor a landform. A plain is a landform.