1) Abandons 2) Aftermath 3) Arid areas 4) Arid expanses 5) Arid terrain 6) Arid wastelands 7) Barren areas 8) Cacti locales 9) Caravan sites 10) Comeupance 11) Comeuppance 12) Consequence 13) Death Valley and others 14) Dry areas 15) Dry regions 16) Due reward or punishment 17) Earth areas 18) Excessively dry areas 1) Abandons 2) Comeupance 3) Comeuppance 4) Forsakes 5) Goes awol 6) Reward 7) Wastes 
(from the article `electronic music`) The integration of the tape has become a rather popular form of chamber music, if not of symphonic music. Varèse`s Déserts is an early example of ...
[n] - an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved
comeuppance noun an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved