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Draw cross sections of an eroded anticline and an eroded syncline; label the youngest and the oldest rocks in each drawing. What is the difference between an anticline and a syncline?
 
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The Basel Convention, Aarhus Convention, the exposure of the Navajo Nation to radioactive elements in mining operations, and the plight of residents of Emelle, Alabama, are aspects of
 
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Answer to Question 1

Both anticlines and syncline are folds. An anticline is an arch-shaped fold where the limbs dip away from the hingeline and the oldest rocks are exposed along the axis of the fold. A syncline is a trough-shaped fold where the limbs dip toward the hingeline and the youngest rocks are exposed along the axis of the fold.

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