What is a chott in Algeria?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. A seasonal salt lake in a shallow depression
- Step 1: Chotts fill in winter and dry into salt crusts. Step 2. Compare each option with this fact and discard those that conflict with it. Answer: A seasonal salt lake in a shallow depression. Why not the others: A fortified village built of clay, A dune ridge taller than a hundred metres and A valley that floods only after storms do not fit the fact above; they describe different things or do not match the question.
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