Unit 35 | Student Practice Quizzes | Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Second Edition

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Question 1:

________ dissolves limestone and forms karst topography.
a) Calcium carbonate
b) Calcium 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
b) Tropical
c) Temperate
d) Alpine
e) All are types of karst landscapes.

Question 4:

Karst areas 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:

Dolostone is formed by the addition of ________ to limestone.
a) calcium
b) iron
c) carbonate
d) sodium
e) magnesium

Question 8:

In karst formation, which of the following do not contribute to erosion?
a) Surface streams
b) Underground drainage flows
c) Groundwater
d) Wave generation

Question 9:

________ gas is critical to the karstification process.
a) Oxygen
b) Carbon dioxide
c) Nitrogen
d) Sulphur
e) Carbon monoxide

Question 10:

Which of the following is not a major factor in the formation of karst landforms?
a) Stratigraphy
b) Tectonic plate movement
c) Local relief
d) Surface drainage
e) Groundwater

Question 11:

Outcrops of carbonate rocks along the coast are preserved because seawater is saturated with ________.
a) calcium carbonate
b) carbon dioxide
c) calcium bicarbonate
d) sodium chloride
e) oxygen

Question 12:

Which of the following dissolves in the presence of water?
a) Anhydrite
b) Halite
c) Gypsum
d) Limestone
e) All of the above.

Question 14:

Long, narrow depressions caused by the collapse of underground passages are called ________.
a) collapse sinks
b) suffusion sinks
c) bogaz forms
d) ponars
e) shafts

Question 15:

The dominant features in tropical karst regions are called ________.
a) towers
b) mogotes
c) karst inselbergs
d) All of the above.

Question 16:

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

Question 17:

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

Question 18:

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

Question 19:

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

Question 20:

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

Question 21:

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

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Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Second Edition - Unit 35