13.3| Deserts: Reading and Reading Review Questions

Instructions

Read Chapter 13 - Deserts.  Skip the sections Coriolis Effect and Desertification. As you read, don't forget to actively read and take notes, especially where the learning objectives are addressed. 

This reading assignment will provide the information needed to meet the learning objectives and complete exercises, quizzes, and discussions.

After completing the reading, answer the following questions. Be sure to read each question carefully to help you choose the best answer. You have three attempts and no time limit.   

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Time Needed

1.5-2 hours.

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