Badlands
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000625
A land type consisting of steep or very steep barren land, usually broken by an intricate maze of narrow ravines, sharp crests, and pinnacles resulting from serious erosion of soft geologic materials.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000625 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| References | Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, Glossary; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Land; Abandoned land; Disturbed land |
| Translations | Spanish: las tierras baldías |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000625",
"term": "Badlands",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A land type consisting of steep or very steep barren land, usually broken by an intricate maze of narrow ravines, sharp crests, and pinnacles resulting from serious erosion of soft geologic materials.",
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"land",
"abandoned land",
"disturbed land"
],
"references": [
"Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, Glossary",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "las tierras baldías"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/badlands/"
}
Record 619 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.