Taiwan is approximately 75% mountainous. The number of landslides has been rising in recent years due to the development and new construction in the mountainous areas. The major factors causing landslides are the geological environmental reasons as they relate to the development efforts in the mountainous area. This paper chose several landslide cases for discussion. The purpose of this topic is to increase dialogue and understanding about landslide mechanisms with respect to various geomorphologic feature, geomaterial composition, structural geology, hydrogeologic conditions and geologic processes.