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magmichele12

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on: Jul 14, 2018
Using outside sources, describe some of the challenges facing coastal environments in the 21st century.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The maximum angle at which soil, sediment, and rock will remain on a slope without moving downslope is the
 
  A) angle of repose. B) mass movement gradient.
  C) the speed of the particles. D) height of the slope.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answers will vary, but could include sea-level rise due to climate change, degradation and loss of coastal ecosystems, continued human expansion into coastal areas, pollution from human activity such as shipping and drilling, more several storms related to climate change and its associated coastal impacts, etc.

Answer to Question 2

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