wastelands

"the equatorial regions"

"After the field trip, only a few students remained in the classroom. "

"The history lecture was so uninteresting that I almost fell asleep. "

"My grandfather loved watching old western movies. "

"It was an experience he would not soon forget."

"The students used library resources like books and computers to complete their research project. "

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

"His poor grades were a desert of his lack of effort. "

"The pine barrens are a site lonely enough to suit any hermit."

"The new desk is longer than the old one, so I have more space to work. "

"Ten years of drought had left the area a wasteland."

"The long drought caused the farmer's crops to wither and die. "