ESPC 1370 SI (week 3)

In karst topography, when a hole at the surface collapses above the water table , it is called?

• sinkhole lake

• cave

• sinkhole

• oxbow lake

Where are Stalactites formed

Where are Stalagmites formed

Deserts that form at low latitudes (near the equator) are called?

• Subtropical

• Mid-latitude (Rain shadow)

• Polar

which is NOT a feature that can be found in a desert environment?

• spit

• alluvial fan

• bajada

• playa

The dry region Adjacent to most deserts of the world is called..? (Laredo TX is one)

• swamp

• steppe

• pediment

• inselberg

a round pile of sediment formed in rain shadow deserts from flash flooding is called...?

• oxbow

• alluvial fan

• loess

• inselberg

Wind-sharpened pebbles in a desert are known as...?

• Loess

• Ventifacts

• playas

• karst

fine clay-sized particles that are completely removed from a desert by wind is known as..?

• ventifacts

• bajada

• Loess

• artesian