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The zones of excessively dry climate with very cold temperature throughout the year correspond to __________.

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Arctic deserts

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Tundra

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Alpine meadows

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Antarctica

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Solution

The correct option is D Antarctica
Antarctica is the southernmost continent of the earth. It is the coldest, driest and windiest continent in the world.
It has very low temperature throughout the year. The average annual temperature is −57 °C and temperature as cold as −93.2 °C is also recorded in this region.

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