What kind of landform is illustrated by the cluster of small hills in the northern portion of the map? Explain their development.
The questions is based on Figure 45-3, a portion of the “Antelope Peak, Arizona” quadrangle (scale 1:62,500; contour interval 25 feet). In the northern portion of the map, a gently sloping pediment is visible (32°47'52"N, 112°05'21"W). You may view this map in color by going to the Lab Manual website or by scanning the QR code for this exercise.
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Inselberg, Erosional remnants of mountain tops, now surrounded by alluvium; some inselbergs may be the result of detachment faulting.
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A) oil-tar sands B) deep -sea mining C) the generation of electricity from tidal currents D) hydraulic fracking E) wind turbines erected on platforms erected in deep oceanic waters
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A) 100 million years B) 10,000 years C) 1 million years D) 100,000 years E) 50,000 years