Evidence that mass wasting is taking place on a slope

by geography teachers
On a slope
  • Tension gashes in a road 
  • Telephone pole tilt
  • Fences tilt and bend or break
  • Base of tree turns downslope
  • Terracettes form on slope
  • Soil pile up behind walls

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