Q50
The highest annual precipitation occurs in ________
A.
Canadian Shield
B.
Ganga basin
C.
Siberian Plains
D.
Amazon basin
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The highest annual precipitation occurs in Amazon basin. Relative to other large river basins in the world the Amazon receives high levels of rainfall annually. The tropical rainforest that occupies a large proportion of the basin is supported by high amounts of rainfall, where on average annual rain fall is over 3,000 millimetres.