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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- The Peloncillo-Pan Duro Mountains are located in northwestern Mexico.
- They cover an area of 1,360 square miles (mi²).
- The Sierrita Mountains are located in the southwestern United States.
- They cover an area of 63 mi².
- These mountain ranges are two of the dozens of “sky islands” in the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.
- A sky island is an isolated mountain range whose environment differs drastically from that of the surrounding lowlands.
The student wants to compare the sizes of the two mountain ranges. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
There are dozens of isolated mountain ranges located in the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.
A
In terms of area, the Peloncillo-Pan Duro Mountains (which cover 1,360 mi²) are larger than the Sierrita Mountains (63 mi²).
B
Sky islands in northwestern Mexico and the southwestern US can vary in size.
C
The Peloncillo-Pan Duro Mountains and the Sierrita Mountains are both isolated mountain ranges whose environments differ drastically from that of the surrounding lowlands.
D