Explain what mass movement is. Name and explain the factors that affect mass movement processes. Describe how mass movements are classified. Describe examples of each type of mass movement. Use case studies to illustrate the impact of mass movement on people. Use case studies to show how people cause and control mass movement.
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11.1 What is mass movement? 11.2 Factors affecting mass movement 11.3 Classifying mass movement Case Studies: Lahars in Colombia Landslides in Venezuela
11.4 Human influence on mass movement Case Studies: The impact of overcropping in China Deforestation causes landslide in Indonesia The Derrybrien bog flow/bog burst, County Galway
Questions If you are choosing this chapter to study in detail, you must be able to explain
mass movement processes, how the landforms are made, and be able to identify them on diagrams, maps and photos. The extra material you need to know is indicated by a green arrow. Higher Level students study how landforms represent a balance between internal and surface forces. If you are
not choosing this chapter, then you should be able to identify the landforms on diagrams, maps and photos and state the processes that made them.