
The people of La Paz,Bolivia can grow wheat and barely at an elevation of 4103 m because
A) the air is thicker than normal at their location and it therefore traps more heat energy-making the climate much warmer than would be expected based on its location.
B) La Paz is located fairly close to the midlatitudes.
C) daylength does not vary much at La Paz and this provides relatively uniform temperatures throughout the year.
D) they pump water from lower elevations for irrigation.
E) they use solar panels to warm the soil for these crops.
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