Unit 44 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

______________ dissoves limestone and forms karst topography.
a) calcium carbonate
b) calium bicarbonate
c) carbonic acid
d) carbon
e) dolomite

Question 2:

A rock type, other than limestone, which is soluble and forms karst topography is:
a) sandstone
b) shale
c) dolomite
d) quartzite
e) basalt

Question 3:

Which of the following is not a type of karst landscape?
a) Caribbean karst
b) tropical karst
c) temperate karst
d) subpolar karst
e) all are types of karst landscapes

Question 4:

Karst landscapes are associated with:
a) sunken aquifers
b) perched aquifers
c) collapsed aquifers
d) suffosion aquifers
e) an absence of aquifers

Question 5:

When neighbouring sinkholes coalesce, the resulting landscape feature is called a(n):
a) cave
b) solution sinkhole
c) swallow hole
d) cockpit
e) uvala

Question 6:

A karst tower is formed from the weathered remains of:
a) thin sedimentary rock
b) thick bedrock
c) shale
d) granite
e) volcanic ash

Question 7:

In order to be considered a true cave, there must be an entrance, chamber(s), passages, and a termination.
a) True
b) False

Question 8:

Stalactites, stalagmites, and columns are all features found in caves.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

Temperate karst forms more rapidly than tropical karst.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

Surface streams have no effect on the formation of karst topography.
a) True
b) False

Question 11:

Karst topography forms more quickly when it is situated under some form of relief.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Cockpit karst refers to karst landscapes large enough to be seen from high-flying aircraft.
a) True
b) False

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