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| Dry regions (deserts and steppes) cover____% of the Earth's land surface. |
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Climatologists define "dry climate" as one in which yearly precipitation is not as great as loss of water by evaporation.
What is the difference between:
desert
steppe
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desert: arid, driest of the dry climate zones
steppe: semi-arid, marginal zone that borders arid deserts. |
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which two occur in areas sheltered by mountains?
A) Low Latitude deserts
B) Mid Latitude deserts
C)steppes
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B) Mid Latitude Deserts
C) Steppes |
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Loosely define what a rain shadow is. |
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| dry area on the mountainside facing away from the direction of the wind. The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems, casting a "shadow" of dryness behind them |
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- __________form on the inland of large landmasses.
- wind moving onto the continent looses most moisture by precipitation.
- As the air moves further inland, the air is increasingly dry, and produces little to no precipitation.
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Continental interior deserts |
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Relatively little________weathering occurs in deserts.
Most desert erosion is the result of _______ not wind. |
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1) Chemical
2) Running Water |
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| True or False: the interior drainage (desert streams) flow into the ocean. |
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What is the alternate name for bedload?
- Bedload is when particles move along the ground surface by wind.
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Dust storms and Sand storms occur by which two forms of wind transportation?
A) Suspension and Bedload
B) Bedload and Saltation
C) Suspension and Saltation
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C) Suspension and Saltation
Reminder:
Suspension is when fine particles are transported within the air.
Saltation is the transport of particles through a series of bounces.
Bedload, or creep, is when particles are moved along the ground surface by wind. |
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| The Great Sphinx, which is a sculpture resembling the head of a man and the body of a reclining lion, could of been one of these before it was created by the ancient Egyptians. |
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1)________are mounds and ridges of sand from the wind's bedload.
2)___________are extensive blankets of silt from the wind's suspension load.
Choices:
Loess
Dunes |
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| What are lithified dunes? |
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| Dunes that are buried under layers of sediment and turned to Sandstone. |
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