GCU 322 Lecture Quiz 13 - Questions and Answers

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GCU 322 Lecture Quiz 13 - Questions and Answers Certain areas within the Mojave Desert of California and Nevada have become major centers for the production of _____ energy, and, along the eastern m... argins of the Mojave Desert, in California, there are localities producing _____ energy. solar/ wind Numerous mountain ranges of the Great Basin are found: all of the other answers to this question are correct The rapid outflowing of ancient glacial Lake _____ and its associated fast-moving floods formed the features of the Channeled Scablands. Spokane Which area of the Intermountain West is, culturally speaking, in many ways an extension of northern Utah? southeastern Idaho The Humboldt, which flows across much of northern Nevada, is the Great Basin's longest river and is about _____ miles long (not surprisingly, California-bound pioneers closely followed the Humboldt). The vast majority of other Nevada rivers originate in California's Sierra Nevada, and these rivers all disappear within _____ miles of entering the state. 200/ 50 The main product of the Palouse, which grows on fertile loess-based soils, is: Wheat The 2 metro areas of _____ (1 each north and south of Salt Lake City) are starting to be more connected to Salt Lake City, thus forming a "mini" megalopolitan area along the Wasatch Front. Ogden and Provo [Show More]

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