What does 'give way to bare rock' mean?
The trees soon gave way to bare rock.
Does it mean the leaves fell off the trees and made the bare rock become visible? Thank you.
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It means that there was a gradual change in the landscape.
So instead of a forest (trees), the landscape changed to an clear area of rock without plants.
The "soon gave way" implies the person was travelling through the area.
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it means desertification.
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