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Igneous rock types

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Basalt, andesite, diorite, granite, obsidian

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Metamorphic rock types

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Slate, gneiss, marble, quartz

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Sedimentary rock types

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Limestone, gypsum, siltstone, sandstone

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4
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Shield vocanoe

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Gentle slopes, very large

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Composite volcano

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Steep slopes, traditional volcano

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Cinder come volcano

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Smooth, tall,

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7
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Karst landscape requirements

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80% calcium carbonate

Vegetation

Not under water

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Pitter landscape

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Large area with little holes

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Sinkholes

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Large hole in ground

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Bluehole

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Sink hole under water

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Dis / re appearing stream

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Water goes into and out of caves

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12
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Karst towers

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Large rock pillars

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13
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Haystack hills

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Large cones

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14
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Tombolo

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Large rock will land leading to it

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15
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Lagoon

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Closed off water supply by baymouth bar

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16
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Spit

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Half a baymouth bar

17
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Bayhead beach

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Beach with sand

18
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Fringing reef

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Island with water around it

19
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Barrier reef

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Island began to sink, coral around it

20
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Atoll

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Island has sunk, only reef left

21
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Tarn

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Small lake inside a cirque

22
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Cirque

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Cuticular bowl in mountain

23
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Esker

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Unsorted gravel, sand, slit

24
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Drumlin

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Elongated hills

25
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How to tell age or volcano

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Look for vegation, erosion,