This structure of deposited sediment is common in many arid and semiarid regions such as the southwestern United States
What is an alluvial fan?
200
Some of the most rapid tectonic uplift rates in the world occur in this country, where the Eastern Coastal Range is being thrust up along the east-dipping Longitudinal Valley fault.
What is Taiwan?
300
Field studies suggest that bedrock incision by this kind of flow may be the primary process cutting valleys in steep, unglaciated landscapes.
What is granular flow?
400
Data from rotating drum experiments indicate a strong dependence of erosion on this particular property of rock grains.
What is grain diameter?
500
Stenocereus thurberi is the latin name for this kind of cactus, for which a national park is named and where Leslie conducted field research in the early 2000s.