Unit 49 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

Which of the following is not a feature resulting from a wind-related degradational process?
a) desert pavement
b) yardang
c) dune
d) deflation hollow
e) all are degradational landforms

Question 2:

The largest, heaviest, wind borne rock fragments are moved by:
a) surface creep
b) saltation
c) suspension
d) solution
e) stratification

Question 3:

Which type of sand dune lies at right angles to the prevailing wind direction?
a) longitudinal
b) recumbent
c) parabolic
d) barchan
e) transverse

Question 4:

Which type of sand dune is crescent-shaped, with its concave side pointed in the windward direction?
a) parabolic
b) transverse
c) barchan
d) longitudinal
e) none of these

Question 5:

Loess is considered what type of deposit?
a) heterogeneous and impermeable
b) homogeneous and impermeable
c) heterogeneous and porous
d) homogeneous and porous
e) heterogeneous or homogeneous and porous

Question 6:

A longitudinal dune forms ridges parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
a) True
b) False

Question 7:

Loess is composed of quartz, feldspar, carbonates, and other minerals.
a) True
b) False

Question 8:

Saltation carries the finest particles high in the atmosphere.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

The erg is the dominant landform in a sandy desert.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

The backslope is the leeward side of the dune.
a) True
b) False

Question 11:

When dunes become active they usually support extensive vegetation.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Canadian Edition - Unit 40