2. Contents
1. Karst
2. Zones of Karst
3. Karst Processes
4. Karst Topography
5. Karst Area in World
6. Conditions for the development of the Karst
7. Karst Landforms
8. Caverns and Cave
9. References
3. Karst
• The term "karst" stems from the region Krs in Slovenia, now in
northwestern Yugoslavia, which is typified by stony barren
rock
• he Indo- European word "kar" for rock and the Italian word
"carso" evolved to the Germanized term"karst," which is now
the accepted term for solution-derived landscapes
4. Ground Water
•Vadose zone or Zone of Aeration (Above the Water Table)
•Phreatic zone or Zone of Saturation (Below the Water Table)