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A peripediment in a desert or semi-desert region is also known as:

A.
Inselberg
B.
Zeugen
C.
Bajada
D.
Playa

Solution:

The correct answer is Bajada.BajadaThe depositional feature is made up of alluvial material laid down by intermittent streams.A peripediment in a desert or semi-desert region is also known as Bajada. Hence, Option 3 is correct.It is formed by the coalescence of alluvial fans.These fan-shaped deposits form from the deposition of sediment by a stream from the upland region onto flat land at the base of a mountainBajadas are common in arid areas where a large quantity of sediment is deposited by flash floods.Bajadas frequently contain playa lakes.Additional InformationInselbergsA monadnock or inselberg is an isolated hill, knob, ridge, outcrop, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain.ZeugenThe Tabular masses having a layer of soft rocks lying beneath a surface layer of more resistant rocks.The difference in the erosional effect of the wind on soft & resistant rock surfaces, carve them into weird-looking ridge & furrow landscape.PlayaThree unique landforms viz. pediments, bajadas and playas are typically found in bolsons.Small streams flow into bolsons, where water is accumulated. These temporary lakes are called playas.After the evaporation of water, salt-covered playas are called salinas.

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