Question

This paragraph uses a cause-and-effect pattern of development. Which transition is used in this paragraph to develop this pattern? The driest of the zones is that of the grassland plains farthest from the rain forests. A short,
and sometimes infrequent, rainy season characterizes this semiarid zone. In the years
without rainfall, drought has a grave impact on people’s lives. Crops fail and herds die,
causing malnutrition and famine. In addition, the lack of rain and overgrazing are
transforming these dry grasslands into desert. The change from grassland to desert, referred
to as desertification, is likely to have severe consequences on the life-forms in this region
1."in the years without rainfall"
2."farthest from"
3."in addition"
4."is likely to"

Answer 1

I think it is 1. "in the years without rainfall"