Chapter 15 Deserts
- Explain the defining characteristic of a desert and distinguish between the three broad categories of deserts
- Explain how geographic features, latitude, atmospheric circulation, and Coriolis Effect influence where deserts are located
- List the primary desert weathering and erosion processes
- Identify desert landforms
- Explain how desert landforms are formed by erosion and deposition
- Describe the main types of sand dunes and the conditions that form them
- Identify the main features of the Basin and Range desert (United States)
