Why were the prairies and high plains west of the Mississippi River known as the "Great American Desert" by early Europeans immigrants to the U.S.?
A) because decades of drought during that era turned the land into a desert.
B) because of the sandy soil found there.
C) because their soil and climate maps were incorrect.
D) because they equated a tree-covered landscape, not grasslands, with fertile soils.
E) all of the above
D
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