Author Question: What role (if any) will our changing climate play in future desertification? What will be an ... (Read 46 times)

tiara099 · **on:** Jul 15, 2018

What role (if any) will our changing climate play in future desertification?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Match the sand dune with the correct description.

A) Dunes with complex shapes that formed as a result of various seasonal wind directions
B) Undulating sand ridges perpendicular to prevailing winds with crescent-shaped slip faces pointing downwind
C) Multiple, overlapping crescent-shaped coastal dunes with the dune tips pointing toward shore
D) Linear ridges of sand perpendicular to the prevailing wind
E) Crescent-shaped dune with tips pointing downwind
F) Linear ridges of sand parallel to the prevailing wind direction

1) Longitudinal
2) Parabolic
3) Barchan
4) Transverse
5) Star
6) Barchanoid

jgranad15 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 15, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: Average global temperatures will increase in the next century, resulting in an expansion of existing deserts and possible creation of new ones.

Answer to Question 2

Answers: 1) F 2) C 3) E 4) D 5) A 6) B