Study Guide

Study Guide on Desert Landforms
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Tutorial and Study Questions
 
GEODe: Earth Science CD-ROM, Sculpturing Earth's Surface, E. Deserts
 
View or Print the Study Questions for GEODe CD-ROM

Practice Quizzes

After completing the reading assignment and exploring the Web resources, study guide, and tutorial, review what you have learned with these quizzes:

 
Desert Landforms Multiple Choice Quiz
 

Quizzes, Tarbuck and Lutgens, Chapter 6, Key Concept 5 and Chapter Test

Web Exploration
 
The Desert Environment
What is a desert?  What are its distinctive landforms? (Geomorphology)  Explore the North American Deserts with this DesertUSA online travel and adventure guide to deserts of the American Southwest.
 
Deserts, Geology and Resources
This is a short primer from USGS (United States Geological Survey) on different types of deserts, desert features, and desertification.
 
Mojave Desert Ecosystem Studies
Visit the Mojave Desert and learn some of the problems presented by human use of a fragile desert environment.  This site includes photographs from the USGS of the Mojave Desert and its landforms.
 
Desert Varnish
Why are desert rocks so brightly colored?  Find out about the role played by microscopic organisms in coloring desert rocks in this fascinating article from DesertUSA.
 
Dust Studies in Southern Nevada and California Deserts
Find out about the role played by floods and human disturbance in increasing the incidence of dust storms in the Desert Southwest.
 
The Living Desert
Join an online tour of this Southern California Wildlife and Botanical Park.

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