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Which is most likely the reason that some of the largest deserts in the
world are found to the north of the Himalayan Mountains and the Tibetan
Plateau? (AKS 52a DOK 2)
No water can be found in the Himalayan Mountains or Tibetan Plateau.
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The year round cold temperatures in these areas led to the creation of these deserts.
Years of poor farming practices led to erosion of the soil and the gradual development
of deserts.
These high mountains and the plateau block rains and moisture that would come
from the monsoons in the Indian Ocean.