What is the name of a special kind of topography called that has caves, sinkholes, and stream-less valleys?

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What is the name of a special kind of topography called that has caves, sinkholes, and stream-less valleys?

2007-02-13 03:36:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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Karst topography! This is what forms a lot of the big cave systems in Kentucky, and a lot of regions in the south states that are warm and wet have this characteristic topography.
It happens because the underlying rock is limestone, which dissolves in water.

2007-02-13 06:13:31 · answer #1 · answered by kiddo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

karst.

2007-02-13 11:38:58 · answer #2 · answered by I hate friggin' crybabies 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋