Multiple Choice
The highest maximum temperatures recorded on Earth occur in interior deserts during July because
A) insolation is greater at other latitudes.
B) the skies are cloudy.
C) little evaporation occurs to supply moisture to the atmosphere.
D) the north pole is pointed away from the sun.
E) the desert surface cannot absorb insolation.
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