Difference between mass movement & Landslide?
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ᴀ ʟᴀɴᴅsʟɪᴅᴇ ɪs ᴅᴇғɪɴᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴍᴀss ᴏғ ʀᴏᴄᴋ, ᴅᴇʙʀɪs, ᴏʀ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀ sʟᴏᴘᴇ. ʟᴀɴᴅsʟɪᴅᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏғ "ᴍᴀss ᴡᴀsᴛɪɴɢ," ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴅᴇɴᴏᴛᴇs ᴀɴʏ ᴅᴏᴡɴ-sʟᴏᴘᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ sᴏɪʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴏᴄᴋ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ɢʀᴀᴠɪᴛʏ.
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A landslide is defined as the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope. Landslides are a type of "mass wasting," which denotes any down-slope movement of soil and rock under the direct influence of gravity.
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