Middle Eastern food production arose in the context of four environmental zones. From highest altitude to lowest, they are:

A. high plateau, Natufian fields, Mesopotamia, and alluvial desert (the area watered by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers).
B. high plateau, hilly flanks, piedmont steppe, and alluvial desert (the area watered by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers).
C. Zagros, piedmont steppe, hilly flanks, and alluvial plains.
D. Ali Kosh, high plateau, Mesopotamia, and piedmont steppe.
E. high zone, middle-high zone, middle-low zone, and low zone.


Answer: B

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