KARST TOPOGRAPHY, DEFINITION :, Karst topography is a landscape formed by the dissolution of soluble rocks—mainly limestone, dolomite, and gypsum—resulting in sinkholes, caves, disappearing streams, and underground drainage systems., KARST TOPOGRAPHY FEATURES, Karst regions offer a desolate landscape that is sporadically broken by steep slopes., A swallow hole is what is left behind when a stream of groundwater or surface water disappears into it., Other names for it include “Ponor” and “Serbo-Coat.”, TYPES OF LANDFORMS, Stalactites-A stalactite is a particular kind of formation that hangs from the ceiling of mines, caverns, and man-made buildings like bridges., Stalagmites-Stalagmites are mineral deposits that are upward-growing mounds that form as a result of water falling onto a cave’s floor., Pillars-The deposition of calcite rich water from where the water enters the cave near the ceiling results in the formation of stalactites., QUESTIONS:, Which of the following features is characteristic of karst topography?, Sand dunes, Sinkholes, Glacial valleys, Volcanoes, ANSWER: Sinkholes
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KARST TOPOGRAPHY
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