a great many local names, each denoting different subregions of the great karoo, exist, some more widely, or more generally, known than others. in the lower karoo, going from west to east, they are the tankwa karoo, the moordenaarskaroo, the koup, the vlakte, and the camdeboo plains. the hantam, kareeberge, roggeveld, and uweveldare the better known subregions of the upper karoo, though most of it is simply known as the upper karoo, especially in the north.