Barchans Are

question 85

Multiple Choice

Barchans are:

• A) isolated remnants of worn-down mountain ranges
• B) impenetrable thickets of hardy trees and thorny bushes
• C) long ridges of sand in crescent-shaped dunes
• D) blocks of land that drops between two others, forming a steep-sided trough
• E) salt deposits caused when water evaporates from the surface of the land

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