Question

With the aid of examples, assess the extent to which the speed of movement is the most important factor in classifying the types of mass movement.

Answer 1

Answer:

Such factors include: weathering or erosional debris cover on slopes, which is usually liable to mass movement; the character and structure of rocks, such as resistant permeable beds prone to sliding because of underlying impermeable rocks; the removal of the vegetation cover, which increases the slope's susceptibility