One Good Defense Against Mass-Wasting Damage on a Hillside Is

question 18

Multiple Choice

One good defense against mass-wasting damage on a hillside is to ____.

• A) clear away all the trees and shrubs on upper parts of the hill
• B) saturate the slope with water
• C) bulldoze away lower parts of the slope
• D) study an area's geology and history to determine if mass wasting has occurred on similar nearby slopes

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