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A desert plateau is simply a desert or arid area with a high elevation. The desert landscape can be loose soil, stony plain or a mixture. Vegetation is short and sparse. Examples of desert plateau include: * Atacama Desert plateau along Panamerican Highway in northern Chile * Great Basin desert plateau in the USA However, desert plateau can be smaller, and comprise part of the desert, as they do in Australia and Botswana.
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What is the desert on the plateau of Iran and northern Iran?
what desert is on the northern Iran on the plateau of Iran
Which desert is in the U.S.?
Great Basin Desert Chihuahuan Desert Sonoran Desert Mojave Desert Colorado Plateau Desert
What areas included in the Himalayas' rain shadow?
The Tibetan Plateau and the Gobi Desert ~
What areas are included in the Himalayas' rain shadow?
The Tibetan Plateau and the Gobi Desert
What are the deserts in US?
Great Basin DesertChihuahuan DesertSonoran DesertMojave DesertColorado Plateau DesertGreat Basin DesertChihuahuan DesertSonoran DesertMojave DesertColorado Plateau Desert
How do you use plateau in the sentence?
Arizona is considered part of the Desert Plateau.
Can you give a sentence with the word plateau?
Arizona is part of the desert plateau.
What plateau lies north of china's gobi desert?
The plateau that lies North of China's Gobi Desert is the China Plain.
What desert does Arizona have?
Arizona has the Chihuahuan Desert, the Sonoran Desert, the Mojave Desert and the Colorado Plateau Desert.
How is the climate in Colorado Plateau different than the Sonoran Desert?
Parts of the Colorado Plateau Desert can get nearly as hot as the Sonoran Desert during the summer. However, in the winter, the Colorado Plateau Desert gets much, much colder and does receive snowfall in places. That is why it is classified as a cold winter desert.
What is Arizona's Desert?
The following deserts enter Arizona:Chihuahuan Desert Sonoran Desert Mojave Desert Colorado Plateau Desert
Which is the largest desert in Colorado?
The largest and only desert that enters Colorado is the Colorado Plateau Desert.
