Exam 18: The Topography of Arid Lands

In arid lands, intricately rifled and barren terrain is called ________.

In the creation of rock escarpments in dry lands, much of the undermining is accomplished by a process called ________.

The fastest moving of all types of dunes are barchan dunes.

Slope angles are steeper in the desert than in humid climates.

Sand grains are generally made out of ________.

Which of the following is NOT associated with the work of the wind?

Slip face is to sand dune as ________ is to ________.

What about desert streams makes it inadvisable to camp in a dry stream channel in a desert region?

In general a desert has many impermeable surfaces which reduce potential water infiltration.

Aeolian processes refer to those involving ________.

Which of the following is NOT an area thickly covered with loess?

The most common landscape forms in the dry western United States are the basin and range and the ________.

"Exotic" is a term closely associated with ________.

In general, large boulders will NOT be found on ________.

Another term for "wadi" is ________.

Which of the following is the same thing as an arroyo or gulley?

Currently, the valley floor of Death Valley ________.

Aeolian processes are so named for the Greek god of the winds.

The ________ is a type of very long dune which might form as an adjustment to two seasonal wind systems.

________ is the Spanish world for "table" and is applied to flat topped landforms in the American West.