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Karst Landscapes Flashcards

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1
Q

Examples of karst landscape

A

Burren

Marble Arch Co Fermanagh

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2
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Is limestone permeable

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Yes

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3
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Clint

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Sections separated by grikes

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4
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Grikes

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Vertical cracks

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5
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Karren

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Small hollow that forms on surface

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6
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Swallow holes

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A river disappears into

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Example of limestone cave

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Ailwee cave

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How do stalactites form

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Water percolates through permeable limestone and evaporation takes place in warm cave
Leaves behind a deposit of calcium carbonate
Icicle shape left hanging

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How do stalagmites form

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Water evaporates from floor leaving behind calcium carbonate deposits that build up

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10
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How is a column forms

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Stalactite and stalagmite meet

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11
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Burren size

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360 km

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12
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Burren lifted out of sea in what period of folding

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Armorican

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13
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Highest point in burren

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Slieve Elva 344m

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14
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How Di rovers erode their way into limestone

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Swallow holes

Abrasion and carbonation

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15
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Examples of limestone caves

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Ailwee caves

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16
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Process forming stalactites

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Percolation
Evaporation
Deposition of calcium carbonate

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