Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows.

A map of North Africa with countries Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt highlighted. Capital cities are labeled with a star.

The countries shown on the map above are often studied together as a group for all of the following reasons except that .
A.
they have a shared history
B.
they are isolated from the rest of Africa by the Sahara Desert
C.
their cultures have more in common with Europe than they do with the rest of Africa
D.
they have a shared religion