Read the passage about a geographic zone in South Asia. This area covers 77,000 square miles along the border of India and Pakistan. It receives little rainfall and usually does not experience monsoon winds. Winters are cold, and summers are extremely hot. Shrub-like vegetation grows in the area. Which physical feature does the passage describe?

The Thar Desert lies along the India–Pakistan border and is a dry region with little rainfall, sparse shrub-like vegetation, cold winters, and very hot summers. The Deccan Plateau is farther south, while the Bay of Bengal is a body of water. The Rann of Kachchh is a salt marsh, not the broad desert described.

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