GCEGeographyRocks and Landforms2020

In a geological cross-section, rock strata that have been folded into an arch-like upward fold are referred to as a

Asyncline
Bhorst
CanticlineCORRECT
Dgraben
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An anticline is an upward-arching fold in which the rock strata dip away from the central axis on both sides. A syncline is the opposite — a downward trough-like fold. A horst and graben are fault-related features involving the vertical displacement of crustal blocks, not folding.
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