1 .		Which of the following is not a factor in the formation of desert landforms?    creep   rainfall   vegetation   drainage   permeable surfaces
2 .		A fine-grained wind-deposited surface material with extensive deposits in the mid-latitudes is ____.    reg   loess   erg   inselberg   plinth
3 .		The Spanish word for table applied to flat topped landforms in the American West is ______.    barranca   bajada   arroyo   mesa   frijole
4 .		The single most important agent of landscape formation in deserts is ____.    wind   water   geologic uplift   creep   solution
5 .		A shallow depression form which an abundance of fine material has been deflated is known as a deflation hollow or _____.    seif   tombolo   barchan   swash   blowout
6 .		An erg    is a desert landscape characterized by large expanses of sand.   is a desert landscape characterized by a large expanse of coarse gravel, pebbles, and/or boulders.   is a desert landscape characterized by a large expanse of consolidated materials.   is a desert landscape characterized by fluvial erosion and alluvial fans.   is none of the above.
7 .		Rivers like the Nile or Colorado which rise in moist regions and then flow through arid landscapes are called _____ streams.    gibber   barchan   pediment   exotic   playa
8 .		Most desert streamflow eventually    runs to the sea.   becomes perennial.   evaporates or seeps into the landscape.   ends many weeks after a rain.   flows into an exotic stream.
9 .		Aeolian processes refer to    running water.   ice.   groundwater.   wind.   chemical weathering.
10 .		Mesa-and-scarp topography is most closely associated with ____.    extrusive vulcanism   metamorphism   erosion   deposition   faulting
11 .		Many permanent desert lakes are best described by which phrase?    They were once much larger.   They are remnants of Pleistocene lakes.   They receive water from exotics streams.   They receive flow from nearby mountains.   All of the above are true.
12 .		In arid regions, differential erosion tends to be best developed in areas of _____.    sandstone rocks   massive metamorphic rocks   multiple sedimentary layers   massive igneous rocks   minimal weathering
13 .		An arroyo is to a wadi as an inselberg is to a(n) _____.    bornhardt   desert   erosion surface   peidmont   pediment