canvas.asu.edu/courses/36143/quizzes/223464/take Question 7 In this area (N 37.55070 E 105.04058) a substantial investment has been made...

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canvas.asu.edu/courses/36143/quizzes/223464/take Question 7 In this area (N 37.55070 E 105.04058) a substantial investment has been made in solar power collectors. Out of all of the locations in this region, why put a field of solar collectors in this particular area? Why not somewhere else. There is a geomorphic reason. You have first examine the direction of sand movement by studying the slip faces. Then, you have to zoom out and scroll in the "up wind" direction. Then, look around. About 10-15 km to the northwest there are low-lying hills that stick out above the sand. These hills act as a topographic barrier to sand transport and reduce the rate of sand transport. Upwind, people have built lakes to trap the sand. 1 pts Upwind, people have built triangular barriers to divert the sand flow to either side of the solar power plant. There is no sand dune source upwind of the facility. canvas.asu.edu/courses/36143/quizzes/223464/take Question 7 In this area (N 37.55070 E 105.04058) a substantial investment has been made in solar power collectors. Out of all of the locations in this region, why put a field of solar collectors in this particular area? Why not somewhere else. There is a geomorphic reason. You have first examine the direction of sand movement by studying the slip faces. Then, you have to zoom out and scroll in the "up wind" direction. Then, look around. About 10-15 km to the northwest there are low-lying hills that stick out above the sand. These hills act as a topographic barrier to sand transport and reduce the rate of sand transport. Upwind, people have built lakes to trap the sand. 1 pts Upwind, people have built triangular barriers to divert the sand flow to either side of the solar power plant. There is no sand dune source upwind of the facility.

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