SSC MTS EXAM

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: -The tropics receive a great amount of direct solar energy, which produces more evaporation than higher latitudes. The warm, moist air rises, condenses into clouds and thunderstorms, and falls back to earth as precipitation. More evaporation results in more precipitation.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Near the equator, there are two seasons of heavy precipitation whereas at the edges of the tropics there is a single wet season followed by a dry season.