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Haya94

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Discuss the process and causes of folding and distinguish between anticline and syncline.
 
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Which of the following terms is NOT a correct reference to desert pavement?
 
  A) Gibber plain B) Reg desert C) Sand seas D) Lag gravels



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Answer to Question 1

When rock strata that are layered horizontally are subjected to compressional forces, they become deformed. Folding occurs when rocks are deformed as a result of compressional stress and shortening. An arch-shaped upward fold is an anticline. A trough-shaped downward fold is a syncline.

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