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Arid Climates Pre Lab

August 30, 2003

1. What is required for significant amounts of wind erosion?

2. What are ventifacts?

3. What is block faulting?

4. What is a bolson?

5. What causes alluvial fans?

6. What is a bajada?

7. What are playas?

8. What are the differences between Transverse, Longitudinal, Parabolic, and Barchan Dunes?