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Q: What type of precipitation is common at the equatorial depression in the Congo Basin, the Amazon Basin, and the islands of Southeast Asia?
  • A. Conventional precipitation
  • B. Orographic precipitation
  • C. Frontal precipitation
  • D. Monsoonal precipitation
Correct Answer: Option A - Conventional precipitation is common at the equatorial depression in the Congo Basin, the Amazon Basin and the lands of southeast Asia. Conventional precipitation happens when air increases vertically through the (temporarily) self-sustaining procedure of convection. • Stratiform precipitation happens when large air masses rise diagonally as larger-scale winds and atmospheric dynamics force them to proceed over each other. • Convectional rainfall is common in areas where the ground is heated by the hot sun, like the Tropics. This is why areas, like the Amazon Rainforest, record heavy rainfall nearly all afternoons.
A. Conventional precipitation is common at the equatorial depression in the Congo Basin, the Amazon Basin and the lands of southeast Asia. Conventional precipitation happens when air increases vertically through the (temporarily) self-sustaining procedure of convection. • Stratiform precipitation happens when large air masses rise diagonally as larger-scale winds and atmospheric dynamics force them to proceed over each other. • Convectional rainfall is common in areas where the ground is heated by the hot sun, like the Tropics. This is why areas, like the Amazon Rainforest, record heavy rainfall nearly all afternoons.

Explanations:

Conventional precipitation is common at the equatorial depression in the Congo Basin, the Amazon Basin and the lands of southeast Asia. Conventional precipitation happens when air increases vertically through the (temporarily) self-sustaining procedure of convection. • Stratiform precipitation happens when large air masses rise diagonally as larger-scale winds and atmospheric dynamics force them to proceed over each other. • Convectional rainfall is common in areas where the ground is heated by the hot sun, like the Tropics. This is why areas, like the Amazon Rainforest, record heavy rainfall nearly all afternoons.