13.3| Lecture Textbook Reading and Reading Questions

After completing the assigned reading, you should be ready to answer the questions in this assignment. 

Instructions 

Complete the reading assignment, Chapter 13 - Deserts. Skip the sections Coriolis Effect and Desertification. As you read, take notes and watch the included videos to prepare to answer the reading review questions. Consider the learning objectives. You have 3 attempts and no time limit.  

Time Needed 

15-30 minutes.

Learning Objectives 

• Students can describe the role weathering, mass wasting, and erosion play in shaping Earth's surface and can provide and/or identify examples of each of these processes
• Students can differentiate between constructive and destructive geologic processes, can explain the energy driving these processes, and can identify examples of each
• Discuss the distribution and characteristics of Earth's deserts
• Describe the weathering and erosional processes of deserts 
• Identify, interpret, and describe the evolution of desert landforms
• Identify and interpret desert landforms in photographs and on topographic maps