mass movement

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003949",
  "term": "mass movement",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Downslope, unit movement of a portion of the land's surface-i.e., a single landslide or the gradual simultaneous, downhill movement of the whole mass of loose earth material on a slope face.",
  "synonyms": [
    "debris avalanches",
    "mass wasting"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "geology",
    "avalanches",
    "rockfalls",
    "landslides",
    "mud flows",
    "soil creep",
    "solifluction",
    "subsidence"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "movimiento de masas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/mass-movement/"
}