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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > geology > mass movement > landslides
Preferred Term:

landslides

Definition:
Downslope movement of a relatively dry or coherent mass of earth and/or rock at a rate fast enough to be readily perceived.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
mass movement
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/49184
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