A surface that extends away from an escarpment of a basin and range found in dry areas is called a

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A surface that extends away from an escarpment of a basin and range found in dry areas is called a pediment. Mesas are flat-topped mountains with steep sides, buttes are isolated hills with steep sides and flat tops, playas are flat barren areas in a desert basin that fill with water during rare rain events, and arroyos are dry stream beds that fill with water during occasional rain events.

A Surface That Extends Away from an Escarpment of a Basin