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a) Explain three factors that influence mass wasting.
b) With aid of a diagram, explain the process of solifluction.

Answer Text:
a) - The steeper the slope, the faster the movement.
- In bare surfaces, Mass movement is faster than in an area with vegetation cover.
- The heavier the material, the faster the movement.
- Human activities e g Mining, quarrying, road construction accelerate mass movement.
- Earth movements e g vulcanicity, folding, faulting accelerate the movement of the materials.
b) - It’s a slow type of mass wasting that occurs on gently sloping land.
- Occurs in areas with alternative winter and summer.
- During summer, melt water results to saturate soil, gravel and weather rock to move
downslope as a mass over the still frozen ground on mountain region.
- Melting of snow lubricates the movement.