Thinking Spatially

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This Thinking Spatially exercise is designed to provide you with experience in the interpretation of maps and diagrams in order to better understand the spatial patterns in Earth's physical systems.

This activity contains 2 questions.

Identify mesa-and-scarp terrain features in this photo of Artist's Point in Monument Valley (photograph by Peter Kresan). [Photo Source]

The letters A through C appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 3 items numbered 1.1 through 1.3. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through C. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.

1.1 butte
1.2 pinnacle
1.3 mesa

Match the climate to the topography.

The letters A through B appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 2 items numbered 2.1 through 2.2. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through B. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.

2.1 dry climate
2.2 moist climate

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