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Cambridge AS & A Level Geography

3.3Mass movement hazards and impacts

Mass movement hazards and impacts in Cambridge AS & A Level Geography: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 3.3.1Describe heaves, flows, slides and falls.
  2. 3.3.2Explain the physical and human causes of mass movement.
  3. 3.3.3Evaluate prediction, slope stability measures and emergency responses, with a detailed specific example of one recent mass movement.

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  • Mass movements: types, causes, impacts and management

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Mass movement hazards and impacts: sample question

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How does heavy rain make a slope more likely to fail?

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