1. Biology and Geology 4. Secondary Education THE LANDFORMS CREATED BY KARST MODELLING The modelling of landforms UNIT 11

2. The landforms created by karst modelling UNIT 11 Sink holes Doline Polje Torca Infiltration of water through the limestone Underground river Water table Impermeable layer of rock Limestone Canyon Lapies Cavern Biology and Geology 4. Secondary Education

3. El modelado litoral UNIT 8 El modelado litoral UNIT 8 El modelado litoral UNIT 8 El modelado litoral UNIT 8 El modelado litoral UNIT 8 El modelado litoral UNIT 8 El modelado litoral UNIT 8 Sink holes Doline Polje Torca Infiltration of water through the limestone Underground river Water table Impermeable layer of rock Limestone Canyon Lapies Cavern Click on the yellow labels to learn more about each landform created by karst modelling The landforms created by karst modelling UNIT 11 Biology and Geology 4. Secondary Education

4. Karrens or lapies are areas of very rugged terrain, full of grooves and channels, generally with sharp edges. Lapies GO BACK The landforms created by karst modelling UNIT 11 Biology and Geology 4. Secondary Education

5. Dolines are funnel- shaped depressions which form in areas on the surface of the mass where water accumulates. Doline GO BACK The landforms created by karst modelling UNIT 11 Biology and Geology 4. Secondary Education

6. Poljes are large depressions formed by several sinkholes running together. Polje GO BACK The landforms created by karst modelling UNIT 11 Biology and Geology 4. Secondary Education

7. Torcas are enormous cavities with very vertical walls, which are formed when the inside of the mass is so hollowed-out that the surface (the roof of the cavities) collapses. Torca GO BACK The landforms created by karst modelling UNIT 11 Biology and Geology 4. Secondary Education

8. Ravines or canyons are deep channels with vertical walls. Ravines are shaped in a curve and canyons are straighter. Canyon GO BACK The landforms created by karst modelling UNIT 11 Biology and Geology 4. Secondary Education

9. The systems of cavities of a karst mass are composed of horizontal tunnels (galleries) and vertical shafts (potholes) or the large cavities that are formed when the systems of potholes and galleries widen and join together (caverns). Cavern GO BACK The landforms created by karst modelling UNIT 11 Biology and Geology 4. Secondary Education