Landforms and FL Landforms

The Appalachian Mountains are believed to have been as high as the Himalayas at one time. Which two processes are responsible for the fact that they are now much smaller?

• A. deposition and tectonics

• B. cementation and tectonics

• C. weathering and deposition

• D. weathering and erosion

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Floods and storm surges can erode the land. Which landform can protect inland areas from floods and storm surges?

• deltas

• dunes

• plateaus

• rivers

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Sand dunes can have many shapes and sizes. How is a natural sand dune formed?

• Windblown sand piles up on an open beach.

• Windblown sand is trapped by beach grass or other objects

• Sand is washed up on shore from the ocean and forms hills.

• Animals push sand into small hills as they burrow along a beach.

Earth's surface is constantly changing and new landforms are constantly taking shape due to natural processes. Which landform is most likely caused by deposition?

• caves

• deltas

• lakes

• valleys

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One type of lake that can be found in Florida is perfectly round in shape. These lakes are formed when the acid in groundwater dissolves limestone underground, forming a cave. Eventually, the cave roof weakens and collapses, and then the cave fills with water. Which of the following is this type of landform called?

• an oxbow lake

• an volcanic lake

• a glacial lake

• a sinkhole lake

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Most cities in Florida depend on water stored underground in a water-bearing rock layer called

• an aquifer

• a cavern

• a sinkhole

• a wetland

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An arrangement of physical features in an area like Florida, characterized by dissolved limestone features like caverns, water-bearing layers, and sinkholes is called

• Basic topography

• Karst topography

• A topographic map

• A relief map

All of the following EXCEPT ______________ describe water's movement or storage underground.

• water table

• infiltration

• percolation

• runoff

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Florida's landforms have NOT been created by which of the following ?

• Wind and water depostion

• Wind and water erosion

• Glacial erosion and deposition

• Chemical (carbonic acid) dissolving and depositing rock

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Lake Mary and Sanford are a part of which landform region?

• the Coastal Plains

• the Central Ridge

• the Northern Highlands

• the Florida Keys