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Exploring Geology | 3rd Edition | ISBN: 9780077598570 | Authors: Stephen Reynolds, Julia Johnson, Paul Morin, Chuck Carter
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Rainfall in mountain ranges might impact people living nearby by:

A. increasing erosion in mountains

B. increasing flooding hazards

C. increasing mudslide hazards

D. water flowing into streams and rivers, increasing water supply

E. all of these

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Problem 74MCQ

Rainfall in mountain ranges might impact people living nearby by:

A. increasing erosion in mountains

B. increasing flooding hazards

C. increasing mudslide hazards

D. water flowing into streams and rivers, increasing water supply

E. all of these

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Problem 74MCQ

Rainfall in mountain ranges might impact people living nearby by:

A. increasing erosion in mountains

B. increasing flooding hazards

C. increasing mudslide hazards

D. water flowing into streams and rivers, increasing water supply

E. all of these

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Rainfall can cause erosion both when the rain hits bare soil, where the explosive impact breaks up soil aggregates so that individual soil particles are 'splashed' onto the soil surface, and when raindrops accumulate and flow like small streams.

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