Question

The series of coalescing alluvial fans along a mountain front is called a:

A bajada Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B floodplain Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C bouma sequence Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D mesa Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Bajada (Spanish: slope), also spelled as bahada, consists of a series of coalescing alluvial fans along a mountain front. Such fan-shaped deposits are formed by the deposition of sediments within a stream resting on the flat land at the base of the mountain.

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