SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The Deccan Plateau and Western Pakistan
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May receive little or no yearly rainfall
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May receive large amounts of rain
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Lay inside the monsoon’s path
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Are vital to farmers in the region
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. Deccan Plateau receives scanty rainfall because it is a rain shadow area. Rain shadow areas are generally barricaded by mountain ranges and therefore, receive less precipitation.
Detailed explanation-2: -1.2 The climate of the southern and western parts of Pakistan is very dry. A very large area receives an annual rainfall of less than 150 mm. In the north-eastern parts of the country, however, rainfall ranges from 400 mm to 1, 000 mm in the year.
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