(i) Faulting exposes minerals such as Diatomite.
(ii) The scrap steep slopes tend to discourage settlement.
(iii) Faulting hinders construction of roads and railways.
(iv) Depression in the Rift Valley contain water that forms lakes.
(v) Step faulting makes rivers have falls,rapids and cataracts.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 5, 2017 at 06:21
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