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a) State two ways in which faulting interferes with transport and communication lines.
b) The diagram below represents a feature resulting from faulting

(i) Name the feature
(ii) Name part x and y
(iii) Give three negative effects of an earthquake

Answer Text:
a) -Faulting causes disjointing of the land which results in disruption of transport and communication lines.
- The presence of fault scarps can cause difficulty in construction of transport and communication lines.
- It is expensive to construct transport and communication lines in faulted region.
(i) Reverse fault
(ii) X-up throw
Y-down throw
(iii)- Fire outbreaks (a) Can cause loss of life and property when buildings collapse burying people. (b) Disrupt transport and communication by vertically and laterally displacing land which disconnects pipelines,
electricity lines, roads and railways. (c) Causes landslides which also cause loss of life and property and disrupts communication. (d) Cause huge sea waves called Tsunami which may flood the neighboring coastal areas (e) Hinder settlement as it is restricted to aseismic areas