Mass Movement

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A basic geography mind-map on mass movement. Good for studying for exams.
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Mass Movement
  1. Movement of regolith (rocks, mud, soil) downslope
    1. Factors Influencing Mass Movement
      1. Gradient
        1. Steeper = faster + more likely
        2. Water
          1. Heavy rain = heavier regolith + lubricant
          2. Vegetation
            1. Roots slow down mass movement
            2. Human Activity
              1. Interfering with slopes (undercut) = steeper + more likely
            3. Types of Mass Movement
              1. Grouped according to speed + moisture
                1. Soil Creep (Slow + Dry)
                  1. Slowest type (<1cm per yr)
                    1. Tilted poles, bent trees, broken fences, collapsed walls, terracettes, etc.
                    2. Landslides (Fast + Dry)
                      1. Material slides down an unstable slope
                        1. Heavy rainfall
                        2. Upland + coastal (+ undercut) areas
                          1. Sierra Leone (2017)
                            1. Very destructive
                            2. Mudflows (Fast + Wet)
                              1. Fastest type (several km)
                                1. Rock, earth, silt, peat, etc.
                                  1. Bogburst
                                    1. Peat + heavy rain = slurry
                                      1. Very destructive + pollutes
                                        1. Destroyed houses, roads, habitats, polluted rivers, etc.
                                          1. Derrybrien, Galway (2003)
                                          2. Lahar
                                            1. Volcanic eruption + snowy mountain region
                                              1. Mud, ash , hot water, etc.
                                                1. Looks like concrete river
                                                  1. Nevado del Ruiz, Andes + Armero (1985)
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