Impact of Mass Movements (Grade 11 NSC Matric Geography): Flashcards
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2 main impact categories of mass movements
2 main impact categories of mass movements
Social impacts & economic impacts
Brazil 2011 mudslide: rainfall in 24 hours
Brazil 2011 mudslide: rainfall in 24 hours
26 centimetres
Brazil 2011 mudslide: total deaths
Brazil 2011 mudslide: total deaths
464 people killed
Brazil 2011 mudslide: location
Brazil 2011 mudslide: location
Teresopolis region, north of Rio de Janeiro
Social impacts definition
Social impacts definition
How mass movements affect people directly
Economic impacts definition
Economic impacts definition
Financial costs of mass movements
Slow mass movement examples & effects
Slow mass movement examples & effects
Soil creep, solifluction - walls crack, pipes damaged
Most severe mass movement type
Most severe mass movement type
Fast-moving (mudflows & landslides)
Key factor determining severity of impacts
Key factor determining severity of impacts
Speed of mass movement
Where mass movements have greatest impacts
Where mass movements have greatest impacts
Populated areas