What are the three main sources from which loess is derived? What will be an ideal response?


Loess sediments are derived from deserts, Pleistocene outwash deposits, and floodplains in semiarid
regions.

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Originally called Byzantium, and now known as Istanbul, ________ became the world's largest settlement after the decline of Rome, and remained the largest settlement for most of the next 1,000 years

A) Baghdad B) Tehran C) Damascus D) Constantinople E) Mecca

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Several valley glaciers coalescing at the base of a mountain range form a(n)

A) ice cap. B) cirque glacier. C) piedmont glacier. D) tidewater glacier.

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All of the following is true about Britain's colonial policy on Australia, except:

A) over 160,000 convicts were sent to the colony B) settlers produced their own food in Australia C) settlers and Aboriginal communities had conflict D) wheat was grown in Derwent Valley E) over 160,000 convicts were sent to the colony; settlers produces their own food in Australia

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What is the main type of rocks in the Peninsular Ranges of Southern California and Mexico?

A. granite and metamorphic rocks that formed at depth B. flat-lying sedimentary rocks C. unconsolidated sand and gravel D. volcanic rocks erupted from a large volcano

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