单面山
- 网络CUESTA;monocline structure
单面山
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单面山:一边是缓坡而另一边是悬崖的山脊。
Cuesta : a ridge with a gentle slope on one side and a cliff on the other .
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轻微倾斜地层的侵蚀通常造成非对称的山脊,称为单面山。
Erosion of gently dipping strata commonly results in the formation of asymmetrical ridges known as cuestas .
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这类单面山既可以是侵蚀山崖也可以是断层崖。
Such cuestas may be either erosional escarpments or fault scarps .