{"id":13363,"date":"2025-01-21T19:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T13:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/?post_type=mcq&#038;p=13363"},"modified":"2025-01-21T19:20:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T13:20:02","slug":"the-great-basin-is-bordered-by-which-mountain-range-to-the-west","status":"publish","type":"mcq","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/the-great-basin-is-bordered-by-which-mountain-range-to-the-west\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Basin is bordered by which mountain range to the west?"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3502,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","topic":[1867,1866],"subject":[1846],"class_list":["post-13363","mcq","type-mcq","status-publish","hentry","topic-arid-regions-of-the-united-states","topic-great-basin","subject-geography-of-the-united-states"],"mcq_note":"<strong>The Great Basin is bordered by the Sierra Nevada mountain range to the west.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe Sierra Nevada mountain range forms the western boundary of the Great Basin, creating a dramatic contrast in geography. These mountains, which stretch from California into Nevada, are known for their rugged, snow-capped peaks, including Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous U.S. The range plays a critical role in shaping the climate of the Great Basin by causing the rain shadow effect. This results in the Great Basin\u2019s arid conditions, where precipitation is limited, and much of the region remains dry and desert-like. The Sierra Nevada's towering presence defines the western edge of the basin.","mcq_options":[{"right":"no","answer":"Rocky Mountains"},{"right":"yes","answer":"Sierra Nevada"},{"right":"no","answer":"Cascade Range"},{"right":"no","answer":"Appalachian Mountains"}],"multi_answers":"no","subject_terms":[{"id":1846,"title":"Geography of the United States","slug":"geography-of-the-united-states"}],"topic_terms":[{"id":1867,"title":"Arid regions of the united states","slug":"arid-regions-of-the-united-states"},{"id":1866,"title":"Great Basin","slug":"great-basin"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq\/13363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mcq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=13363"},{"taxonomy":"subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject?post=13363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}