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Concept 5 Quiz

Discuss geological processes in arid climates including the development of interior drainage areas, like the Basin and Range region, and examples of erosional and depositional features produced by wind and water.

This activity contains 12 questions.

Question 1.
The ____________ drainage of arid regions is characterized by intermittent streams that do not flow out of the desert to the ocean.

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Question 2.
The most noticeable result of deflation in some places are shallow depressions called

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Question 3.
Identify each of the indicated sand dune types by selecting the correct response.

(Sand dunes diagram, Copyright © Prentice Hall, Inc.)

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Question 4.
Desert floods arrive suddenly and subside quickly.

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Question 5.
Continued sand accumulation, coupled with periodic slides down the slip face, causes the slow migration of a sand dune in the direction of air movement.

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Question 6.
Arid areas, such as the Basin and Range region, can develop interior drainage through a series of steps including: erosion of uplifted areas, playa lakes, and a final stage defined by features called

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Question 7.
The thickest and most extensive loess deposits occur in western and northern

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Question 8.
Short episodes of abundant rainfall can cause water to collect on the desert basin floor for a short time leaving behind a dry, flat lake bed called a

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Question 9.
Stratified sandy deposits are called loess.

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Question 10.
Sloping layers of sand deposited on the slip face of a dune are called

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Question 11.
Barchanoid dunes form scalloped rows oriented at right angles to the wind.

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Question 12.
The Basin and Range is a region in Oregon and Utah.

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