A playa, with its deposits of gypsum and halite, may form in a

A) yardang.
B) ventifact.
C) deflation.
D) pan.


Answer: D

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The British East India Company was

A) a private firm acting as an arm of the British government that gained economic and military dominance over much of South Asia B) dissolved after the 1857 uprising in India C) a publicly-owned Indian company where profits were largely shared by various Indian principalities D) established after Indian independence in 1947 E) largely comprised of British laborers sent to work in India under the authority of Indian vassal states

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What could cause this stream to begin carving into the landscape?



A) If base level is lowered, such as a drop in sea level
B) If the land is uplifted relative to the sea
C) If a change in climate weathers and weakens the rocks
D) All of these are correct.

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