DID YOU EVER THINK THERE WERE ADVANTAGES TO BUILDING YOUR HOME ON A FAULT LINE?
Blogged by: Cole, Nicholas, Jess
A lot of people researching earthquakes and fault lines ask the question, “why do people continue to build their homes near fault lines?” They don't see the advantages that the fault lines create. For example the soil near fault lines is very fertile from the years of molten rock, magma, and ash. This makes the soil very easy to farm, maintaining less expensive life.
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Other advantages of living on fault lines are that the land may be cheaper because you are endangering yourself and others by living there. For hundreds of years families have built on fire, hurricane, and tsunami active land so why does building on a fault line make it such a big deal!?
Some of the disadvantages of living on a fault lines are:
There are many disadvantages of living on a fault line including. It is very dangerous for yourself and others living with you. Any earthquakes that occur will impact your home with full force, damaging your home over time. This cracks the foundation and makes your home an unsafe place to live. Magma may also erupt from the earth’s surface burning anything nearby. It ruins homes and crops, it takes many years to rebuild.
After reading advantages and disadvantages of living on a fault line, where would you prefer to live?
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