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Question
Name one useful feature of vulcanicity other than soil fertility.
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Solution
The molten rocks of vulcanicity are of considerable environmental significance other than soil fertility since it is the direct or indirect cause of several classes of landforms. Basic lava weather into more fertile soils.
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