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Definitions
Stability
Landslides
Mass Wasting
Miscellaneous
100
What is the driving force?
100
How many people are killed each year by landslides?
100
What is the cost of damage associated with landslide events?
100
What is a mass wasting event?
100
What is a mudflow?
200
What is the resistant force?
200
What role does vegetation play in the stability of a landslide?
200
Does homeowner insurance cover damage associated with landslides or mass wasting events?
200
What are three natural triggers of landslides?
200
What is a slump?
300
What is a rotational slide?
300
What are three ways that humans can upset the stability of a landslide?
300
How does timber harvesting affect the likelihood of landslides?
300
What affects the driving force of a landslide?
300
How can you identify if a home is in a landslide prone area?
400
What is a transitional slide?
400
How does particle size, shape, and strength affect the angle of repose?
400
How can mining cause subsidence?
400
What are four factors that identify an area as a landslide risk?
400
What are four things that you can install or build that can reduce the likelihood of a landslide?
500
What are the three factors that affect the angle of repose?
500
What are three geologic features that affect a landslide?
500
What area in the United States is the most susceptible to landslides, why?
500
What are four terms we use to describe the anatomy of a landslide? You must describe what part of the landslide the term is describing.
500
Why is a slump the least dangerous type of landslide?