Contrast loess and sand dunes
What will be an ideal response?
Loess is wind-blown silt carried in suspension that forms extensive "blankets" when deposited. Sand dunes are ridges and mounds of sand formed by wind. Silt is typically carried much farther distances than sand.
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A) Place-based interactions between culture and global political and economic forces B) Social networking and the "Internet of things" C) Actor-network and non-representational theories D) Folk and popular culture E) Geographies of disability, children and emotions
Mudflow is less viscous than Debris flow, and therefore the mudflow moves faster than Debris flow.
a. true b. false
As of 2013, nearly 700 university presidents had signed a University Presidents' Commitment to ________
A) conserve water B) reduce solid wastes C) take inventories and set dates for becoming carbon-neutral D) increase campus biodiversity E) increase electrical consumption
The _________ people erected at least 900 moai statues between 1200 and 1500 . In addition, they deforested most of Easter Island, which precipitated the demise of their civilization
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word