Question 1

Inselbergs and small, steep alluvial fans are characteristic of recently faulted basin and range terrain in dry lands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which one of the following statements is true?

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A)   Desert landscapes are monotonous, relatively flat areas covered to various depths with sand.
B)   Deserts and dry lands are concentrated in areas of ascending air masses and relatively low atmospheric pressures.
C)   Despite infrequent rainfalls, erosional and depositional features of running water are important in desert landscapes.
D)   Rainshadow deserts occur where air masses descend after having risen to cross a mountain range.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Which one of the following is NOT true of glaciers?

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A)   originate on land
B)   exist only in the Northern Hemisphere
C)   show evidence of past or present flow
D)   form from the recrystallization of snowE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

In dry lands, ________ is the covering of coarse particles left on the surface after the finer particles are carried away by wind and running water.

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Question 5

Abrasion and plucking generally involve what part of a glacier?

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A)   the internal flowage zone
B)   the snout zone
C)   the surface brittle zone
D)   the bottom or baseE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Ice Age glaciers had many indirect effects. Which one of the following was NOT such an effect?

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A)   formation of mountains
B)   extinction of some organisms
C)   changes in some river courses
D)   sea level fluctuationsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Windblown loess, like sand, typically accumulates as mound-like dunes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Rapid surge movements of the Earth's tectonic plates offer a convincing explanation for the advances and retreats of the Pleistocene ice sheets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Eskers and kames are deposited by meltwater streams, and they are composed of stratified sand and gravel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Matching. Match the feature with the appropriate material.
-glacial erratic

Accepted Answer

A)  till
B)  outwash
C)  solid rockD) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 11

Desert pavement is the result of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   deflation
B)   abrasion by windblown sand
C)   erosion by running water
D)   intense chemical weatheringE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

The loess deposited in many parts of the Midwest ________.

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A)   was once glacial outwash deposits
B)   is in the form of transverse dunes
C)   is uniformly thick
D)   had its source in desert regionsE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Valleys deeply eroded by alpine glaciers have what characteristic, cross-valley profile?

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Question 14

What mature, desert landscape feature consists of coalesced alluvial fans?

Accepted Answer

A)   balda
B)   bajada
C)   bahia
D)   bajaE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Where is the world's largest ice sheet located today?

Accepted Answer

A)   Greenland
B)   Russia, Siberia
C)   Iceland
D)   AntarcticaE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Glacial ice is very effective as an agent of erosion. How would you identify glacial sediments from alluvial (stream) sediments? Also, could certain glacial sediments be mistaken for alluvium?

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Question 17

A(n) ________ is a narrow, winding ridge composed of outwash deposited in a tunnel or channel cut into stagnant, glacial ice.

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Question 18

Which one of the following applies to a valley glacier that lengthens (extends its terminus downslope)  over a period of many years?

Accepted Answer

A)   wastage exceeds accumulation
B)   accumulation exceeds wastage
C)   accumulation and wastage are about equal
D)   none of the aboveE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 19

What general term denotes wastage of a glacier?

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Question 20

Which process occurs where a glacier enters the sea?

Accepted Answer

A)   kaming
B)   calving
C)   surging
D)   drowningE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Inselbergs and small, steep alluvial fans are characteristic of recently faulted basin and range terrain in dry lands.

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The loess deposited in many parts of the Midwest ________.

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Which one of the following statements is true?

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Rapid surge movements of the Earth's tectonic plates offer a convincing explanation for the advances and retreats of the Pleistocene ice sheets.

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Eskers and kames are deposited by meltwater streams, and they are composed of stratified sand and gravel.

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In dry lands, ________ is the covering of coarse particles left on the surface after the finer particles are carried away by wind and running water.

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Matching. Match the feature with the appropriate material. -glacial erratic

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Windblown loess, like sand, typically accumulates as mound-like dunes.

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Which one of the following is NOT true of glaciers?

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Desert pavement is the result of ________.

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Ice Age glaciers had many indirect effects. Which one of the following was NOT such an effect?

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What mature, desert landscape feature consists of coalesced alluvial fans?

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Which process occurs where a glacier enters the sea?

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Where is the world's largest ice sheet located today?

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Abrasion and plucking generally involve what part of a glacier?

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What general term denotes wastage of a glacier?

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A(n) ________ is a narrow, winding ridge composed of outwash deposited in a tunnel or channel cut into stagnant, glacial ice.

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Valleys deeply eroded by alpine glaciers have what characteristic, cross-valley profile?

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