1. Chapter 17: Deserts and Wind Action Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Chapter 17: Deserts and Wind Action Where Do Deserts Form? What are the Characteristics of Deserts? How Does Wind Erode and Transport Sediment? What Features Result from Wind Deposition?

2. Chapter 17: Deserts and Wind Action Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Global Air Circulation Figure 17.2

3. Chapter 17: Deserts and Wind Action Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer World Distribution of Deserts Figure 17.3

4. Chapter 17: Deserts and Wind Action Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Rain Shadow Causes Deserts on the Downwind Side of Mountain Ranges Figure 17.4

5. Chapter 17: Deserts and Wind Action Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Erosional Retreat of a Cliff at the Edge of a Plateau Figure 17.7a

6. Chapter 17: Deserts and Wind Action Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Steplike Moncline Folds Often Erode So that Resistant Rock Layers Form Hogbacks and Cuestas Figure 17.8

7. Chapter 17: Deserts and Wind Action Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Development of Landforms Associated with Basin and Range Topography Figure 17.10

8. Chapter 17: Deserts and Wind Action Visit the Online Learning Centre at www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummerwww.mcgrawhill.ca/college/plummer Answers to Selected Testing Your Knowledge Questions 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. C E D B C A A E A, B, C B D

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