АРИДНЫЕ ГОРЫ

Abstract

There are 3 main types of the arid mountains: the desert (extra-arid) mountains, the mountains of the piedmonts, the high-mountains and the arctic mountains. Their development occurs under the eolian activity, saprolitization and desquamation. Within the arid mountains, there are two main morphological types of landscape: - "real" mountains in the active phase of development and "ruin" mountains in the "residual" phase of development. The belts of scours on the slopes combining with the desquamation surfaces are characteristic of the first type; foothills and piedmonts are widespread within the second one.