Match the sand dune with the correct description

A) Dunes with complex shapes that formed as a result of various seasonal wind directions
B) Undulating sand ridges perpendicular to prevailing winds with crescent-shaped slip faces pointing downwind
C) Multiple, overlapping crescent-shaped coastal dunes with the dune tips pointing toward shore
D) Linear ridges of sand perpendicular to the prevailing wind
E) Crescent-shaped dune with tips pointing downwind
F) Linear ridges of sand parallel to the prevailing wind direction

1) Longitudinal
2) Parabolic
3) Barchan
4) Transverse
5) Star
6) Barchanoid


Answers: 1) F 2) C 3) E 4) D 5) A 6) B

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