What kind of fold is illustrated in this photograph? At what sort of tectonic boundary situation is it likely to have formed?
A)anticline; divergent
B)syncline; divergent
C)anticline; convergent
D)syncline; convergent

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What kind of fold is illustrated in this photograph? At what sort of tectonic boundary situation is it likely to have formed?
A)anticline; divergent 
B)syncline; divergent 
C)anticline; convergent 
D)syncline; convergent

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The fold in the photograph is an anticline, where the rock layers have been folded upward into an arch shape. This type of fold is usually associated with convergent tectonic boundaries, where two plates are colliding and compressing the rock layers.

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