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            • Ödland
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            • Ödland ist eine Landschaftsform, die durch Unfruchtbarkeit des Bodens aufgrund klimatischer, orographischer, physikalisch-chemischer oder anthropogener Bedingungen geprägt ist. Wikipedia - by tradewind77
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            • Ödland ist für die menschliche Nutzung ungeeignet, häufig ist dieser Zustand auf lange Sicht oder grundsätzlich irreversibel. - Wikipedia by tradewind77
            • Natürliche Formen von Ödland sind insbesondere dort zu finden, wo der Boden zu durchlässig oder undurchlässig, der Niederschlag ungleich verteilt und möglicherweise die Temperatur zu niedrig oder deren Schwankung zu extrem ist. - Wikipedia by tradewind77
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            • badlands
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            • Very irregular topography resulting from wind and water erosion of sedimentary rock. Glossary Of Geography
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            • 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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            • badlands (teren arid)
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            • BADLANDS s.n. pl. (Geol.) Terenuri argiloase, degradate de ape torenţiale, cu văi lipsite de vegetaţie; pământuri rele. [Pron. bedlendz. / < engl. badlands < bad – rău, land – teren]. Dicţionar de neologisme, 1986 badlands (teren arid) (angl.) [pron. bédlenz] (ba-dlands/bad-lands) s. n., pl. badlandsuri DOOM2, 2005 BADLANDS BÉDLENDZ/ s. n. teren argilos degradat de ape torenţiale, cu văi lipsite de vegetaţie, din regiunile (semi)aride. (< engl. badlands) Marele dicţionar de neologisme, 2000 Marele dicţionar de neologisme, 2000 - by Cristiana Coblis
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            • Badlands (regiuni rele) este un termen care se referă la o regiune argiloasă aridă, care este supus unui proces intens de eroziune realizată în special prin acţiunea apei şi vântului. Forma de relief geologică tipică badlandsului sunt canioanele, defileele, cheile şi hoodoosurile. Regiunea are în general o coloraţie tipică de la negru-albăstrui până la galben roşiatic. - Wikipedia by Cristiana Coblis
            • Parcul Naţional Badlands este situat în sud-vestul statului federal South Dakota. El constă dintr-un ţinut badlands (ţinuturi rele), şi o regiune de preerie neprielnică pentru agricultură, care este declarată în anul 1939 parc naţional. Ţinutul este bogat în fosile provenite în special de la cai. porci, oi şi rinoceri preistorici ca şi urme ale civilizaţiei umane cu o vechime de peste 11.000 de ani. - Parcul Naţional Badlands by Cristiana Coblis
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            • Badlands
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            • Le mot badlands (« mauvaises terres » en français) désigne un paysage ruiniforme des terrains marneux ou argileux, raviné par les eaux du ruissellement. Ces terres sont en général impropres à l'agriculture. Wikipedia - by Hélène ALEXIS
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            • Terres dénudées, ravinées et érodées par le ruissellement de l'eau, les badlands forment des paysages impressionnants marqués par un réseau complexe de ravins profonds, étroits et sinueux et parfois de CHEMINÉES DE FÉE aux formes fantastiques. - Encyclopédie canadienne by Hélène ALEXIS
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            • badlandy
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            • Badlandy to pojęcie geograficzne określające obszary wyżynne występujące w strefie klimatu suchego i półsuchego, o słabo scementowanym podłożu i ubogiej szacie roślinnej, silnie porozcinane przez liczne i kręte wąwozy; termin użyty po raz pierwszy dla obszaru w Dakocie Północnej (USA), gdzie obecnie znajduje się Badland National Park. Encyklopedia PWN - by ECOlibre
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            • Drugą przy względem ważności formą ukształtowania terenu Xochimilco są płaskowyże wulkaniczne również badlandy zajmujące 27 proc. jego powierzchni. - Xochimilco by ECOlibre
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