Multiple Choice
What is the cause of the Patagonian desert?
A) rainshadow from onshore south Pacific westerlies and high elevations of the Andes
B) major river diversion of Rio de Plata for irrigation in northern Argentina
C) subtropical high from descending limb of the Tropic of Capricorn's Hadley cell
D) permanent high pressure and dry south polar easterlies
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