The highest temperature recorded on Earth to date was in
A) North America.
B) Asia.
C) Africa.
D) Mexico.

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The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was in Furnace Creek Ranch located in Death Valley, California, United States which is in North America, but the title of the question specifies the location of the highest temperature, not the location of Furnace Creek Ranch. Death Valley is located in the Mojave Desert in eastern California, near the border with Nevada, which is a part of the broader Afro-Eurasian arid zone. Therefore, the correct answer is C - Africa, which includes the Sahara Desert, where other areas have recorded the same high temperatures.

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