Match the desert landform with the correct definition

A) Apron of sediment along the mountain front
B) Bedrock knob sticking up through sediment-filled basin
C) Cone of debris at the mouth of a canyon leaving the mountains
D) Dry, flat lake bed created by evaporation

1) Inselberg
2) Bajada
3) Playa
4) Alluvial fan


Answers: 1) B 2) A 3) D 4) C

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