Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Built Environment (hierarchy name)
4. Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name)
5. landscapes (environments)
6. natural landscapes
7. landforms (terrestrial)
8. deserts

Anotations

Scope note:

Deserts characterized by a surface covering of rock and stones. Examples include desert plains having a surface veneer of gravel and stones or deserts on mesas or plateaus where constant weathering has stripped them of sand.