The Great Arid Zone is which of the following?
A. the driest portion of the Sahara Desert
B. the large swath of desert landscape found in the southwesterly regions of North America
C. the large region of dry and semidry land stretching from Africa to China
D. a part of Southeast Asia prone to long stretches of drought
Answer: C
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