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What is a dry barren land with less than 10 inches of rain per year called?
A desert
What terms means a dry barren land where little rain falls?
Arid desert.
What is the term for a large land area that receives little rain?
The desert is the term for a large land area that receives little rain. Almost every continent has a desert except for Antarctica.
Which of these terms means a dry barren land where little rain falls?
The term you are referring to is "desert." Deserts are dry, barren lands with low precipitation and little vegetation.
Why are deserts baren places?
Because other parts of the world,little or no rain falls, making the land barren.
What is the land on the leeward side of hills or mountains called?
The land on the leeward side of hills or mountains is called the rain shadow. This area typically receives less precipitation due to the blocking of moisture by the high terrain.
region of land which receives little rain and is largely or entirely lifeless?
Sahara?
What the area behind a mountain which receives little rain is called a?
Canyon
Most of Australia is desert and semiarid land because 70 percent of the country receives less than how many inches of rain each year?
Most of Australia receives less than 20 inches of rain a year.
What is this type of treeless plain receives 10-20 inches of rain a year called?
The steppe is a treeless plain. It receives between ten and twenty inches of rain per year. It has lots of grass.
What is an area on the dry sheltered side of a mountain that receives very little rain called?
That area is called a rain shadow. It occurs when moist air rises over a mountain, releases moisture on the windward side, and descends down the other side, resulting in a drier climate on the leeward side.
Is desert a wetland?
No a desert is an area that receives barely any rain, while a wetland receives tonnes of rain.
