Geog 106LRS - Prof. Fischer
Chapter 10
Self-Reflection Survey: Section 10.1
1. List a couple of places in your community that are
characterized by steep slopes. Have landslides
occurred there?
Name ________________________
Checkpoint 10.2
List as many factors as you can that contributed to the
debris flows in Venezuela in December 1999.
2. Could Kofi Annan’s quote (p. 273) be applied to
the events at La Conchita on January 10, 2005?
Explain your reasoning.
Checkpoint 10.3 Comparison of La Conchita
and Caraballeda Landslides
Compare and contrast mass wasting events at La
Conchita and Caraballeda. Identify at least 8
characteristics.
La Conchita
3. Why do you think people choose to live in places
like La Conchita, even after landslides?
Both
4. Ventura County has invested time and resources to
clean up after both landslides at La Conchita. At
what point is it fair for the taxpayers of the county
to say “Enough! Don’t use our money to bail out
people who choose to live where there is a high
risk of landslides”?
Checkpoint 10.1 The landslides in Venezuela
occurred as a result of increasing urbanization along
the narrow coastal strip adjacent to Sierra de Avila.
a) True b) False
Caraballeda
Checkpoint 10.5
Rock is to rockslide as ______ is to slump.
a) Talus b) Regolith c) Lahar d) Debris flow
The mixture of materials pictured is most likely to
have been deposited by which mass wasting process?
a) Rockfall b) Rockslide c) Slump d) Debris flow
The landslide pictured in the chapter opening
illustration (full frame below) is a ______?
a) Rockfall b) Rockslide c) Slump d) Debris flow
Checkpoint 10.6 Landslide Hypothetical
Example
Examine the following diagram and answer the
accompanying questions. Assume that this diagram is
constructed for an area in a midwestern state such as
Indiana or Illinois.
If the swimming pool on the right side of the diagram
leaks, the underlying dirt fill is likely to experience
mass wasting by which process?
a) Rockfall
b) Rockslide
c) Slump
d) Debris flow
The road cut in the diagram is likely to experience
mass wasting by which process?
a) Rockfall
b) Rockslide
c) Slump
d) Debris flow
Checkpoint 10.7 Create a concept map that summarizes the characteristics of slope failure processes. Use 10
to 12 terms and as many linking phrases as necessary. Draw on back if you prefer.
End of chapter Concept Map
Complete the following concept map to evaluate your understanding of the interactions between the Earth
system and slope failure processes. Label as many interactions as you can, using information from this
chapter (especially underlined ones).
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