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What is the effect created by the author's use of descriptive quotes in paragraphs 1, 6, and 10?
A The descriptive quotes make the passage less coherent.
B The descriptive quotes make the passage more informative.
C The descriptive quotes make it more likely that the reader will be impressed.
D The descriptive quotes show the reader that all of California is equally as fertile and rich in resources.
E The descriptive quotes provide images to help the reader understand the abundance of natural resources in the Sacramento Valley.

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The quoted descriptions create vivid sensory images that help the reader visualize and understand the Sacramento Valley's abundant natural resources. They do more than merely inform or impress; they give concrete, image-rich details rather than claiming all of California is equally fertile.