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Mass wasting is the movement of rock materials from one place to another under the influence of gravity.  The factors affecting mass wasting include:

-               gradient of the slope;
-               human activities;
-               nature and weight of materials;
-               presence of moisture;
-               presence of vegetation.

The types of mass wasting include:

-               soil creep;
-               soil flow/solifluction;
-               rock fall;
-               landslide.