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A folded rock formation with the label A at the top of one of the folds.
A geologist sees this folded rock when studying in the field. He is drawn to the sample that is labeled A. He determines this formation was caused by compression.
What type of landform did he find at label A?
A) anticline
B) syncline
C) plateau
D) fault-block mountain
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A) anticline
Compression produces upward-arching folds called anticlines (with the fold crest at the top). Synclines are downward troughs; plateaus and fault-block mountains are different landforms.
Compression produces upward-arching folds called anticlines (with the fold crest at the top). Synclines are downward troughs; plateaus and fault-block mountains are different landforms.
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