Landforms and FL Landforms

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Which two processes are responsible for the fact that the Appalachian Mountains are now much smaller?

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Weathering and erosion

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Which landform can protect inland areas from floods and storm surges? Options: deltas, dunes, plateaus, rivers.

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dunes

Front

How is a natural sand dune formed?

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Windblown sand is trapped by beach grass or other objects

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Which landform is most likely caused by deposition? Options: caves, deltas, lakes, valleys

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deltas

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What is the type of lake in Florida that is perfectly round and formed when acid in groundwater dissolves limestone, creating a cave that collapses and fills with water?

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a sinkhole lake

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

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an aquifer

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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

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Karst topography

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Which of the following does NOT describe water's movement or storage underground? Options: water table, infiltration, percolation, runoff.

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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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Glacial erosion and deposition

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Lake Mary and Sanford are a part of which landform region? Options: the Coastal Plains, the Central Ridge, the Northern Highlands, the Florida Keys

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the Central Ridge