what surface feature characterize the fault line?

what does the question mean?

and also, i need to find articles on it
need those that end in gov,org ,or edu

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http://www.google.com/search?q=geology+fault+line&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Surface features include valleys, chasms, hills, etc.
http://www.google.com/images?q=san+andreas+fault&hl=en&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS379US379&prmd=ivnsbm&source=lnms&tbs=isch:1&ei=GB0qTf69L4Wdlge9n8GyAQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&ved=0CBEQ_AU&biw=1358&bih=614

These are mostly photos taken from the air (some from ground level) of the San Andreas fault that runs almost the length of California. How would you describe what the surface looks like?

Also, you can see aerial photos and satellite images here:
http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/