What kind of sand dune appears to be most common in this dune field? How do you know?
The following questions are based on the portion of the “Kane Spring NW, California” quadrangle (scale 1:24,000; contour interval 10 feet) shown in Figure 46-6. These isolated dunes in the desert near the Salton Sea (33°11'02"N, 115°52'20"W) are moving over a surface that is only thinly covered with sand. To view this map in color, go to the Lab Manual website or scan the QR code for this exercise.
What will be an ideal response?
Barchan. Individual crescent-shaped dunes.
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