Plateaus are beneficial for us in the following ways:
- Plateaus, especially the ancient ones, are very rich in mineral deposits. Therefore, many mining fields have developed in the Brazilian Plateau, plateaus of east Africa and the Chota Nagpur Plateau of India.
- Agriculture can be practised in the lava plateaus as they are made up of fertile black soil.
- Rivers such as the Congo and Colorado that descend from the edges of plateaus create waterfalls. Water falling from a height is ideal for hydroelectric power generation.
- Some of the plateaus render natural beauty to the landscape and hence have become attractive tourist spots.