In the Great Basin of the Western United States, ____

question 80

Multiple Choice

In the Great Basin of the western United States, ____.

• A) buttes and mesas are common
• B) no streams flow into or away from the region
• C) alluvial fans and bajadas are rare
• D) sediment accumulates because streams flow into the valleys from surrounding mountains, but no streams flow out of the basin

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