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LANDSLIDES

Try this!
Have you ever seen a landslide?

Look at the slopes in your region.

Can you see any shapes that suggest a slope might have moved a long time ago like the left hand side of this mountain in Mid Wales?

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The Skirrid mountain

Have you seen any recent evidence of rocks/soil moving slowly or more quickly?

BBC
Heavy rain caused a landslide in south Wales
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