Weathering and Soils: Mass Movement

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journal Journal: Landslide

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Italian landslide

Amazing, isn’t it? This is raw footage of a landslide in action; one of the main forms of mass movement. Answer the following questions about landslides in your journal:

  • How would you describe a landslide?
  • What would it be like to be around when one happened?
  • How do you think this affects the people around and the environment they live in?
  • How can people prepare for hazards like these?

Please write your journal entry in the Journal template. You will submit your journal at the end of this unit.