Imagine that you're moving to a new home in Arizona, near the area shown in this photo. Your new area has a warm climate. It's also very dry, and it receives little rainfall. Animals have learned how to survive without many sources of water, and plants have learned to adapt to intense summers with high temperatures. In this situation, which of the Earth's biomes would you be living in?
A. marine
B. desert
C. coniferous forest
D. tundra

Should the city pass a ban on skateboarders on all public property, or are the citizens who oppose the ban right when they argue that there are benefits to having the skateboarders in public parks? plan and write a response in which you state your position and persuade readers to agree with you. support your position with reasons and examples drawn from the proposed amendment to ban skateboarding and from information in the letters to the editor, as well as from your own experience.