Question 1
Which of the following is
not a typical stage in the evolution of a Basin and Range type region?
◦ Water erodes the mountains and deposits sediment in the adjacent basins.
◦ Alluvial fans and bajadas form along the mountain fronts.
◦ Sediment moves downhill to the sea.
◦ Salt flats or playas and occasional playa lakes form.
Question 2
Inselbergs are ________.
◦ insulated icebergs floating in a playa lake
◦ bedrock hills in a highly eroded desert landscape
◦ blowouts cut from bedrock in mountainous areas
◦ lithified rock formed by cementation of wind-deposited dune sands
