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The world's desert regions _____.
 a. have always had arid climates
 b. are 99 percent covered by active sand dunes
  c. are fragile environments
 d. have no vegetation
 e. have no topographic relief

Question 2

Wind-blown dust-sized particles of silt and clay can settle out to form thick blankets of sediment called _____ that may cover or bury the existing topography over widespread areas.
 a. barchans
 b. seif
 c. deflation hollows
  d. loess
 e. clay pan



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Answer to Question 1

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