Rivers like the Nile or Colorado which rise in moist regions and then flow through arid landscapes are called ________ streams
A) gibber
B) barchan
C) pediment
D) exotic
E) playa
Answer: D
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A) temperature. B) mass. C) volume. D) density.
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following coastal features is not a characteristic of a submergent coastline?
A) Barrier islands B) Estuaries C) Wave-cut platform D) Irregular coastlines
Which of the following is the least likely to be a forecaster’s rule of thumb?
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