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What does the term 'koppie' refer to in Southern Africa?
What does the term 'koppie' refer to in Southern Africa?
- A type of desert plant
- A traditional African dance
- A formation of granite similar to an inselberg (correct)
- An ancient rock carving
What is an inselberg?
What is an inselberg?
- A small valley surrounded by mountains
- An isolated rock hill rising abruptly from a plain (correct)
- A type of volcanic crater
- A flat plateau in a mountainous region
What is a bornhardt?
What is a bornhardt?
- A dome-shaped inselberg formed from granite or gneiss (correct)
- A glacier-formed land feature
- A type of volcanic rock found in Antarctica
- An underground reservoir of natural gas
Who coined the term 'inselberg'?
Who coined the term 'inselberg'?
What percentage of the time was the term 'inselberg' used for features in savannah climates according to a 1973 study?
What percentage of the time was the term 'inselberg' used for features in savannah climates according to a 1973 study?