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tiara099

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How is an inventory of past slide movement usually obtained for input into GIS?
 
  A) A geologist walks the entire area and makes detailed surface observations.
  B) A geologist looks at aerial photographs of the area.
  C) A team of geologists makes surface observations and takes core samples to analyze in the lab for evidence of past movement.
  D) Past recorded seismographs are analyzed by computer technology.

Question 2

Which of the following is not a typical data map used to input into GIS to generate a rock and debris-slide susceptibility map?
 
  A) slope map
  B) rock-type map
  C) water course map
  D) mass-movement inventory map



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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