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Landslides occur when pebbles, rocks, dirt and boulders slide down a hill or mountain together. Sometimes these landslides are not very big, and not very noticeable. Other times, they are very noticable, involving the entire side of the slope.
Landslide Mania!! c(:
This is a labeled diagram of a landslide
Fun Facts: *Landslides can be quick, one caused a riverbank to move 680 meters in less than an hour. *In America, 25 to 50 people are killed in landslides every year.
This is a labeled diagam of a landslide
The Road of Death
Effects: Landslides kill people, they also destroy trees, crops and other different plantations. This catastrophe could distract an effect everyone who lives near a higher area of land. A strong rainfall, and thunderstorms, hurricane / tropical depression could make the soil which will cause alot of flooding, and will, definitely rage on the people below. And in the case of crops, without a doubt, the floods could be casued by landslides will make tremendous damage it ot to wipe them out.
This road was formed by a landslide, it is used for delivery trucks.
http://www.survive-disasters.com/Landslide%201.jpg
http://www.ema.gov.au/www/ema/schools.nsf/Page/Get_The_FactsLandslides
http://geoscape.nrcan.gc.ca/nanaimo/images/landslide_e.jpg
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_effect_of_landslides_on_people_lives
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT24RfutkjY
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0071-landslides.php
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/grahamstewart/landslide_damage.jpg
This landslide was formed in Downtown, Birmingham, next to vulcan on a walking track
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DzWFKhu_mdM/R-f9a6_FTMI/AAAAAAAAAtY/zJgkRQM5WN0/s320/Hwy+87+landslide5.jpg
This Landslide was formed in the valleys of California
This Landslide was formed in mountains in a small russian town
Olivia Self 7th 10/26/09
The most recent event was iin Texas Wednesday, October 14, 2009. It was in Dallas, Texas
There is no way to avoid landslides other than staying away from cliffs, hills, or mountains
You can tell that an earthquake has occured because they can occur in developed areas, undeveloped areas, or any area where the terrain was altered for roads, houses, utilities, buildings, and even for lawns in one's backyard
