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Geo 101 final review
Winds and Deserts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accounts for 1/5 of the Earth's surface and found on every major continent | Deserts |
| Tropic winds blow from which direction? | East |
| The rate of sand transported by wind increases exponentially with wind speed | Wind strength |
| A surface of gravel too large for wind to transport | Desert pavement |
| A blanket of sediment composed of fine-grained particles deposited by wind | Loess |
| Invasion of desert conditions into formerly non-desert areas | Desertification |
| What does most windblown sand consist of? | Quartz |