Geography 1
Instructor Matt Ebiner
Assignment #6
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Karst Landscapes and Fluvial Landforms
1. Look at the “Shattered Rock” photo on page 110. When a rock is split like that, what is the most
likely reason? In other words, what kind of physical weathering did that?
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2. Look at the photo of the Painted Grotto (Carslbad Caverns, New Mexico) on page 254. Besides
stalactites and stalagmites, what other karst feature is visible inside the cave)?
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3. The photo of Skocjanske Jam (Slovenia) on page 257 shows a sinkhole. Besides the sinkhole, what
other karst feature is definitely in an area of sinkholes (out of view, and even when the area is totally
dry)?
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4. Look at the photos on page 111 & 253 of tower karst found in Southern China. What kind of
physical or chemical weathering formed these towers?
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Southern China has a very rainy climate. If the climate was dry with very little rain or water, how
would the shape of the landscape be different (don’t mention vegetation)?
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5. The following factors contribute to mass movements:
- Water-Saturated Slope
- Steep Slope (can be oversteepened by waves or rivers undercutting the base)
- Lack of Vegetation
- Earthquake or Volcanic Eruption to Trigger the Movement
- Slope Composed of Loose Debris/Soil
Examine the photo on page 118-119 of the 2001 landslide in El Salvador. What triggered the
landslide?
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Examine the “Rock Fall” photo on page 116? Assuming that the entire mountainside in the photo
has loose rocks, what was the main factor that caused only the slope in the middle of the photo to
have rock fall, while the rest of the slope did not have any mass movement?
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6. Look at the photo of Solifluction on page 117. There is only one climatic environment that has
solifluction. What is it?
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7. Look at the photo of the Grand Canyon on page 218. What carved the canyon?
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8. Some rivers have deltas (the Nile) while others (the Amazon) do not have a delta (pg. 215 might
help). Compared to the Nile which has a delta, the Amazon River doesn’t have a delta because:
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9. What kind of water erosion is responsible for the Badlands seen on page 482? ___________
10. In the photo at the bottom of page 220, what is the major kind of stream load carried by the Iguaçu
River? (circle one: solution, suspended, bed)
11. Look at the photo of the Yellowstone River on page 212-213. What stage of landscape development
is shown in the photo? Circle one: Youthful, Mature, Old Age
Explain how the photo shows that stage of development. DO NOT MENTION BASE LEVEL
SINCE YOU CANNOT KNOW WHAT THE BASE LEVEL IS BY LOOKING AT THE
PHOTO:
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