Sinkholes and underground caves are characteristic examples of which type of landforms?
Karst Landforms
Karst landforms develop in regions with soluble rocks such as limestone, where chemical weathering by slightly acidic water dissolves the rock over time.
This dissolution process creates characteristic features like sinkholes, underground caves, stalactites, and stalagmites.
Batholith landforms are large igneous rock intrusions, volcanic landforms result from magma and lava activity, and fluvial landforms are shaped by river action, none of which produce sinkholes and underground caves through dissolution.
Therefore, sinkholes and underground caves are characteristic examples of Karst Landforms.
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