What are some ways by which a slope can become oversteepened? How can oversteeping cause mass

wasting? What will be an ideal response?


Slopes are oversteepened by undercutting by streams or waves, or excavations by human activities at
their base. When the slope's base is removed, the slope angle increases, and the gravitational force
acting parallel to the slope increases as well.

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If you take a driving vacation to an area in Mexico and then return to the United States in your car, you will be stopped at the border while U.S. agents ask you if you are carrying such items as plants or animals

If you are carrying such items, they may likely be confiscated. If you have any native plants with soil on them, this will be confiscated. You probably have not committed a crime, but nevertheless there is a benefit to this process. What is that benefit? What will be an ideal response

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The Federal Clean Water Act was passed in ________.

A. 1982 B. 1995 C. 2000 D. 1990 E. 1972

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Which of the following is not an element of cultural diversity?

A) language B) religion C) ethnicity D) race E) art

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