Multiple Choice
The United States does not have significant monsoonal activity primarily because:
A) there is no major east-west mountain range in the southeastern United States.
B) the Gulf of Mexico has moderately cool surface waters.
C) winds tend to blow from the north in the summer.
D) North America is smaller than Asia.
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