Question

What are the advantages of living in a volcanic region? How?

Answer 1

Advantages of living in a volcanic region are as follows:
i) The fertility of land increases due to lava. That's why the agriculture production is very good due to fertile land in Java and Sumatra, as it is made of Lava.
ii) At a lower depth from surface, of earth certain minerals like necessary, tin plating zinc aluminum etc. can be obtained easily due to volcano.
iii) The potassiun rich soil from the volcanic residuals helps the farmers to obtain abundant crop production.
iv) The hot water springs in the areas of volcano have germ-killing property and that cures skin diseases.
v) The lava that cools down inside the vent of extinct volcano turns it into diamonds with the passage of time.
vi) The small rocks thrown out during volcanic eruption known as ‘Lapilli’ which have been proved to be very useful as they can be molded easily.