Exercise
Form 9: Deserts and Basins of Western North America
Examine the major deserts and basins situated across western North America. Learn to locate these arid landforms and understand their place in the region's geography.
Questions
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Which arid physical region in the western United States has no natural river outlet to the ocean?
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What type of water drainage where streams dry up or feed inland lakes characterizes the Great Basin?
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What is the lowest, hottest, and driest location in North America?
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What large salty body of water in Utah is a remnant of ancient ice-age Lake Bonneville?
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Which desert region in southern Arizona is famous for the Saguaro cactus?
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What term describes a flat-topped tableland hill with steep cliff sides found in western deserts?
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What climate effect created by mountain ranges blocks rainfall from reaching inland desert basins?
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Which desert in southeastern California contains Death Valley?
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What flat, dry lakebed feature in desert basins is covered in fine dried mud and salt crust?
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Which mountain range forms the western border of the Great Basin, blocking moisture from the Pacific?
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Which province of western North America features alternating parallel mountain ranges and flat desert valleys?
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Which famous tall cactus species is native exclusively to the Sonoran Desert ecosystem?