Question 1

The Arabic word for a dry desert stream bed is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  self 
B)  bajada 
C)  barchan 
D)  reg 
E)  wadi 
A)  self 
B)  bajada 
C)  barchan 
D)  reg 
E)  wadi

Question 2

The wind rolling pebbles across the desert surface is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  creep 
B)  traction 
C)  saltation 
D)  abrasion 
E)  scree 
A)  creep 
B)  traction 
C)  saltation 
D)  abrasion 
E)  scree

Question 3

A densely-packed stream network on erodible sedimentary rocks produces ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  badlands 
B)  mesas 
C)  pediments 
D)  caprock 
E)  pinnacles 
A)  badlands 
B)  mesas 
C)  pediments 
D)  caprock 
E)  pinnacles

Question 4

A fine-grained wind-deposited surface material with extensive deposits in the mid-latitudes is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reg 
B)  loess 
C)  erg 
D)  inselberg 
E)  plinth 
A)  reg 
B)  loess 
C)  erg 
D)  inselberg 
E)  plinth

Question 5

Which of the following does NOT belong on the list?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abrasion 
B)  Deflation 
C)  Blowout 
D)  Pitting 
E)  Dune 
A)  Abrasion 
B)  Deflation 
C)  Blowout 
D)  Pitting 
E)  Dune

Question 6

Death Valley contains few alluvial fans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Like a mesa in its shape, but smaller in its extent, is the bajada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One would find the piedmont angle at ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the bottom of canyons 
B)  a change in slope at a mountain base 
C)  the top of a mesa that is being sapped 
D)  the base of the resistant caprock layer 
E)  the top of a steep mountain peak 
A)  the bottom of canyons 
B)  a change in slope at a mountain base 
C)  the top of a mesa that is being sapped 
D)  the base of the resistant caprock layer 
E)  the top of a steep mountain peak

Question 9

Rainfall in deserts ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  totals just as much as in humid areas 
B)  is incapable of moving much material 
C)  is usually associated with slow runoff 
D)  is usually intense 
E)  lasts for many days when it does come 
A)  totals just as much as in humid areas 
B)  is incapable of moving much material 
C)  is usually associated with slow runoff 
D)  is usually intense 
E)  lasts for many days when it does come

Question 10

"Dust Bowl" conditions in the North American Great Plains of the 1930s represented ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  something that will not happen again 
B)  changes which occurred because the climate changed 
C)  an identical situation to the Sahel of the late 1920s 
D)  deforestation 
E)  desertification 
A)  something that will not happen again 
B)  changes which occurred because the climate changed 
C)  an identical situation to the Sahel of the late 1920s 
D)  deforestation 
E)  desertification

Question 11

Drainage channels on the basin floor in basin-and-range topography tend to be shallow and ill-defined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Most blowouts are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  microscopic 
B)  small 
C)  about a mile across 
D)  created by wind deposition 
E)  created by fluvial processes 
A)  microscopic 
B)  small 
C)  about a mile across 
D)  created by wind deposition 
E)  created by fluvial processes

Question 13

Identify the next word in the following series: plateau, mesa, butte, and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  playa 
B)  talus 
C)  scarp 
D)  badlands 
E)  pinnacle 
A)  playa 
B)  talus 
C)  scarp 
D)  badlands 
E)  pinnacle

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a type of desert landform?

Accepted Answer

A)  reg 
B)  erg 
C)  gibber plain 
D)  hamada 
E)  uvula 
A)  reg 
B)  erg 
C)  gibber plain 
D)  hamada 
E)  uvula

Question 15

Badlands are closely associated with Badlands National Park in South Dakota and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah 
B)  Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming 
C)  Yosemite National Park in California 
D)  Great Smokey Mountain National Park in Tennessee 
E)  Mt. Rainier National Park in Washington 
A)  Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah 
B)  Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming 
C)  Yosemite National Park in California 
D)  Great Smokey Mountain National Park in Tennessee 
E)  Mt. Rainier National Park in Washington

Question 16

A shallow depression from which an abundance of fine material has been deflated is known as a deflation hollow or ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  self 
B)  blowout 
C)  tombolo 
D)  barchan 
E)  swash 
A)  self 
B)  blowout 
C)  tombolo 
D)  barchan 
E)  swash

Question 17

Which of the below is NOT found in loess?

Accepted Answer

A)  jointlike vertical cleavage planes 
B)  large amounts of sand 
C)  angular individual grains 
D)  a buff coloration 
E)  uniformly-size fine grain particles 
A)  jointlike vertical cleavage planes 
B)  large amounts of sand 
C)  angular individual grains 
D)  a buff coloration 
E)  uniformly-size fine grain particles

Question 18

Inselbergs are associated with ________ landscapes.

Accepted Answer

A)  loess 
B)  mesa-and-scarp 
C)  basin-and-range 
D)  desert plain 
E)  karst 
A)  loess 
B)  mesa-and-scarp 
C)  basin-and-range 
D)  desert plain 
E)  karst

Question 19

Why is sand so important in the desert environment?

Accepted Answer

Sand is the desert material that allows

Question 20

Utah's Great Salt Lake is a small remnant of a much larger lake which existed when the climate was wetter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The Arabic word for a dry desert stream bed is ________.

The wind rolling pebbles across the desert surface is an example of ________.

A densely-packed stream network on erodible sedimentary rocks produces ________.

A fine-grained wind-deposited surface material with extensive deposits in the mid-latitudes is ________.

Which of the following does NOT belong on the list?

Death Valley contains few alluvial fans.

Like a mesa in its shape, but smaller in its extent, is the bajada.

One would find the piedmont angle at ________.

Rainfall in deserts ________.

"Dust Bowl" conditions in the North American Great Plains of the 1930s represented ________.

Drainage channels on the basin floor in basin-and-range topography tend to be shallow and ill-defined.

Most blowouts are ________.

Identify the next word in the following series: plateau, mesa, butte, and ________.

Which of the following is NOT a type of desert landform?

Badlands are closely associated with Badlands National Park in South Dakota and ________.

A shallow depression from which an abundance of fine material has been deflated is known as a deflation hollow or ________.

Which of the below is NOT found in loess?

Inselbergs are associated with ________ landscapes.

Why is sand so important in the desert environment?

Utah's Great Salt Lake is a small remnant of a much larger lake which existed when the climate was wetter.

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Exam 18: The Topography of Arid Lands

The Arabic word for a dry desert stream bed is ________.

The wind rolling pebbles across the desert surface is an example of ________.

A densely-packed stream network on erodible sedimentary rocks produces ________.

A fine-grained wind-deposited surface material with extensive deposits in the mid-latitudes is ________.

Which of the following does NOT belong on the list?

Death Valley contains few alluvial fans.

Like a mesa in its shape, but smaller in its extent, is the bajada.

One would find the piedmont angle at ________.

Rainfall in deserts ________.

"Dust Bowl" conditions in the North American Great Plains of the 1930s represented ________.

Drainage channels on the basin floor in basin-and-range topography tend to be shallow and ill-defined.

Most blowouts are ________.

Identify the next word in the following series: plateau, mesa, butte, and ________.

Which of the following is NOT a type of desert landform?

Badlands are closely associated with Badlands National Park in South Dakota and ________.

A shallow depression from which an abundance of fine material has been deflated is known as a deflation hollow or ________.

Which of the below is NOT found in loess?

Inselbergs are associated with ________ landscapes.

Why is sand so important in the desert environment?

Utah's Great Salt Lake is a small remnant of a much larger lake which existed when the climate was wetter.

Introduction to Earth

Portraying Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Disturbances

Climate and Climate Change

The Hydrosphere

Cycles and Patterns of the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

The Internal Processes

Preliminaries to Weathering: Mass Wasting and Erosion

Fluvial Processes

Karst and Hydrothermal Processes

Glacial Modification of Terrain

Coastal Processes and Terrain

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