A Bajada Is ____________

question 18

Multiple Choice

A bajada is ____________.

• A) an elongate wedge of sediment at the base of a mountain range that forms from the merger of adjacent alluvial fans
• B) a body of eroding rock within a desert that is broader than a butte, but less broad than a mesa
• C) a dry desert cave in Mexico filled with enormous gypsum crystals
• D) a desert that forms due to onshore winds associated with cold ocean currents

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Definitions:

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Minimum Cash Balance

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