A rainshadow desert is normally found ____
A) in the center of a large surface anticyclone
B) on the back (western) side of a large thunderstorm
C) in polar regions where the air is cold and dry
D) on the downwind side of a mountain range
D
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a. stretches from North Dakota to southern Texas b. stretches from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River c. stretches from central Texas to Nebraska d. occurs over Mississippi and Alabama e. occurs over the Gulf Coast states