Multiple Choice
Some of the physiographic features that cause extreme aridity may be found together within a single desert,but the deserts found in the western United States are primarily due to being located ____________.
A) in the subtropics
B) within the rain shadow of one or more mountain ranges
C) near the center of a large continent
D) next to a cold ocean current
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