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semiarid zones
- Subject Category
- P Natural Resources, Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Definition
- Regions characterized by low and erratic rainfall, periods of drought, and where the prevalent vegetation is scattered short grasses, bunchgrasses or shrubs.
- Definition Source
- NAL Thesaurus Staff
- RDF/XML Format:
- http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/26894.rdf
- Persistent URI:
- http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/26894
- Used For
- cold semi-arid climate
- hot semi-arid climate
- semi-arid zones
- semiarid climate
- semiarid conditions
- steppe climate
- Broader Term
- dry climates
- Narrower Term
- Sahel
- Related Term
- arid zones
- dry environmental conditions
- semiarid soils
- Spanish
- zonas semiáridas
- Term Number
- 26894