Slow movements: soil creep and solifluction

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1. Mass wasting and mass movement
2. Types of mass wasting
3. Slow movements: soil creep and solifluction
4. Falls and slides
5. Flow movements
6. The processes of mass wasting
7. Factors influencing mass wasting
8. What triggers mass wasting
9. Effects of mass wasting on the physical environment
10. Effects of mass wasting on human activities
11. Disaster preparedness and management
12. Mass wasting in Kenya and community awareness
13. Review, portfolio and appreciation