Extra Questions for Lab 5

Look at Death Valley Relief Map

A. Why is the water at the bottom of many of these valleys extremely salty? (4 pt.)

B. Locate the latitude and longitude of Yucca Mountain. Is this a good place to put nuclear waste? Explain! (4 pts.)

C. What is the symbol on the map used for sand dunes? Roughly what percentage of the desert landscape represented on this map is comprised of sand dunes. (3 pts.)

D. What type of desert (of the two types discussed in lecture) is depicted by this map. Hint: also note the latitude of this map! (3 pts.)

E. Why is Death Valley one of the hottest places on earth? (3 pts.)

F. The southwest side of Death Valley is an example of what type of desert feature? (2 pts.)

G. As the crow flies how far is it from the towns of Death Valley to Death Valley Junction (3 pts.)

H. What is the gradient from the towns of Death Valley to Death Valley Junction (6 pts.)

(Remember gradient is rise / run ; The rise is typically in feet and the run is in miles)

I. In the valleys around what types of features do you find vegetation? (4 pts.)