Geography crossword - rocks, resources & scenery

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small underground passageway in limestone
cave
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underground chamber in limestone larger than a cave
cavern
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vertical gap between blocks of rock in a limestone pavement
grykes
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a column of lime from floor to roof in a limestone cave
pillar of limestone
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column of lime hanging down from the roof in a limestone cave
stalacite
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blocks of rocks outcropping on top of granite plateaux such as Dartmoor
tor
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an underground store of water in permeable rock
chalk aquifer
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flat surface of a block of rock in a limestone pavement
clint
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also called cuesta with a steep scarp slope and a gentle dip slope
escarpment
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area in which several landforms of carboniferous limestone are found
karst scenery
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flat surfaces of white bare rock broken up into several blocks
limestone pavement
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pieces of loose broken rock with sharp edges produced by freeze-thaw
scree
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v-shaped valley but without a stream flowing at the bottom of it
dry valley
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column of lime built up from the floor in a limestone cave
stalagmite
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a funnel shaped hole down whih a stream disappears through limestone underground
swallow hole
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a type of rock 'formed by fire' when magma cools and solidifies
igneous
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rocks that have been changed in shape or form by heat or pressure
metamorphic
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a wavy screen of lime that grow across a cave when water trickles down from the roof of the cave continuously
curtain
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a type of physical weathering that is widespread in coold climates
freeze-thaw weathering
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Card 2

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underground chamber in limestone larger than a cave

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cavern

Card 3

Front

vertical gap between blocks of rock in a limestone pavement

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

a column of lime from floor to roof in a limestone cave

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

column of lime hanging down from the roof in a limestone cave

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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