Question

Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

1. What feature of karst topography are Houchins Valley (east of Mammoth Cave), and the valley leading into the New Entrance Mammoth Cave?

a.

2. Is the landscape in the upper half of the map the same age as the landscape in the lower half?

a.

3. What type of river are both Sinking Creek and Gardner Creek?

a.

4. What do the numerous contour lines with hachures represent?

a.

5. Some of those features are filled with water. What are they called?

a.

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Answer 1

Ans. 1

It is a karst valley or we call it as blind valley below which there are stalagmites and stalactites and other features.

Ans 2.

No, both are in different age since their phases are different.

Ans 3.

Both are subterranean rivers as they disappear at some distance.

Ans 4.

These numerous and compact contour lines represent that the land is highly irregular and with different heights.

Ans 5.

These are sinkhole lakes or karst lakes.

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