GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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North Pole (90 degree North)
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Equator (0 degree)
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Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degree North)
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Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degree South)
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Detailed explanation-1: -The regions of highest rainfall are found in the equatorial zone and the monsoon area of Southeast Asia. Middle latitudes receive moderate amounts of precipitation, but little falls in the desert regions of the subtropics and around the poles.
Detailed explanation-2: -(a) latitude (precipitation highest in latitudes of rising air-0° and 60° north and south-and lowest in latitudes of descending air-30° and 90° north and south); global circulation patterns in the atmosphere (Fig)
Detailed explanation-3: -Temperature, precipitation, and more In equatorial lowlands with an equatorial climate, average annual temperatures are about 88°F (31 °C) during the afternoon and 73°F (23°C) around sunrise. Precipitation (in form of rainfall) is very high, from 100 to 140 inches (2, 500 to 3, 500 millimeters) each year.
Detailed explanation-4: -This vast region receives < 500 mm of annual rainfall. The mean annual temperature is between 22 and 27 °C with a very wide daily range of about 11 °C. The skies are generally clear and great variations in the mean annual rainfall can be expected.