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In which ways are the features resulting from faulting of significance to the economy of Kenya?

Explain four ways in which features resulting from faulting are of significance to the economy of Kenya.

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Maurice
(i) Escarpment and block mountains may form barriers which may prove difficult during the construction of roads and railway.

(ii) Features formed through faulting such as rift valley and others are a tourist attraction which earns the Kenya economy foreign exchange.

(iii) Deep faults created through faulting are passages of stream jets which may be utilized for geothermal power production.

(iv) Sometimes Springs may be formed at the base of escarpments which may attract settlement.

(v) Faulting may lead to formation of lakes which provide water for domestic,irrigation and industrial use.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 5, 2017 at 08:15

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