Karoo landscapes Flashcards

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what are Karoo landscapes?

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flat-topped mountains or hills with steep, concave shaped sides.

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How does the Karoo landscape form?

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plateau over time develops into series of ridges and mesas. mesas are further eroded to form buttes, pointed buttes and eventually conical hills.

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differentiate between mesas and buttes:

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both mesas and buttes are flat topped mountains. mesas have greater width than height and buttes have greater height than width.

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