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A) What makes Death Valley so especially dry?

B) Which geophysical factor is most important in the creation of a desert?

C) How long does it take to produce a desert?

D) What factors lead to the creation of a desert?

Correct

Incorrect

The correct answer is (D).

Getting to the Answer: The paragraph poses many questions, but the correct answer will be the main idea of the paragraph that connects all of them: what makes a desert? Expect that the correct answer will summarize this point.

(A) Incorrect: while one of the questions in the paragraph does specify Death Valley, this does not summarize the main question posed by the paragraph

(B) Incorrect: while the paragraph talks about geophysical factors, this does not summarize the main question posed by the paragraph

(C) Incorrect: the paragraph does not ask how long it takes for a desert to form

(D) Correct: this summarizes the main question posed by the paragraph

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