Which major geological process both wears away earthen materials and transports them away from their origin?

I agree. houses should be built at least a mile away from a lake or the ocean.

stashio2020, I'm originally from Michigan, & just saw some homes that fell into lake Michigan! we lived at bass lake till I was 4, when I went back as an adult, there wasn't a road between lake & cottage anymore!

Player #10639782, True, but unless the area there is prone to (flash) floods it would be way more than between 50 miles to 1000 miles (I am probably overestimated or underestimated, or wrong?)

Player #10639782, You're on the right track, but I believe it ought to be more like 5 or 10 miles.