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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Important Questions from Geomorphology
Which one of the following is not an igneous rock?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Hypocenter is the point on the surface of the Earth, nearest to the focus.
2. Velocity of earthquake waves is higher in denser materials.
3. P waves move faster and are the first to arrive at the surface of the Earth.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Which one of the following is the lowermost/innermost intrusive igneous rock?
The formation of ‘tors’ on small rocky hills is associated with which among the following?
Which one of the following statements about metamorphic rocks is not correct?
