Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
badlands
Portuguese translation:
terras áridas
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English term
badlands
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Geography
Definition from
Glossary Of Geography:
Very irregular topography resulting from wind and water erosion of sedimentary rock.
Example sentences:
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)
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | terras áridas |
Maria Meneses
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| 5 +1 | Terra degradada |
Marcelo Lino
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Maria Meneses
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Native in: Portuguese 
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terras áridas
São o resultado de um dos principais problemas ambientais
Definition from
Babylon:
terras erodidas que não podem ser cultivadas. Terrasestéreis
Example sentences:
As terras áridas e extremamente áridas são os desertos (Wikioedia)
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Isabel Vidigal
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Exactamente. Obrigada Isabel
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hthemudo
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Obrigada Themudo
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Afernandes
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Obrigada Fernandes
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Terra degradada
Definition from
own experience or research:
Área de terra erodida e infértil, cujo solo foi estragado de tal modo que mal é capaz de suportar as espécies vegetais mais rústicas.
Example sentences:
A terra degradada é o resultado da perda dos horizontes mais superficiais do solo, o que resulta na retirada de boa parte de seus nutrientes, fundamentais para a germinação e crescimento das plantas. (EMBRAPA)
...o uso de práticas de plantio baseadas em Agroecologia que restaurem a terra degradada e construam a futura capacidade produtiva de nossos solos. (Ecodebate)
A região da voçoroca é uma terra degradada que perdeu, portanto, parte de suas condições físicas, químicas e biológicas que permitiam o desenvolvimento da vegetação. (UNAERP)
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