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Desert Visual Dictionary

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

A DESERTS VISUAL DICTIONARY

By Hannah, Ana, Madeline, Jade

LONGITUDINAL DUNES

A long dune parallel to the direction of the prevailing wind

STAR-SHAPED DUNES

A dune created by the different directions the wind blows

PEDESTAL ROCKS

a residual or erosional rock mass balanced upon a relatively slender neck or pedestal

ARCHES

A sediment rock erosed, in a stable, arch-shape, rising above the basic rock layers

V-SHAPED VALLEY

A lowland between ranges of mountains often having a river running along the bottom

CANYONS

a deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it

SALT PANS

A shallow container in the ground in which salt water evaporates to leave salt behind

ALLUVIAL FANS

a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out

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