Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 2

The correct answer is Amazon Basin.

• The easternmost coasts of latitudes from 35 ° to 40 ° north and south of the equator receive the highest rainfall.

• The Amazon basin is in the equatorial region. Hence, it receives the highest annual rainfall.
• The average annual rainfall here is 200 cm.
• The coastal areas of the continents have moderate amounts of rainfall.
• The rainfall is 50 to 100 cm in the central part of the tropical region and in the eastern and interior parts of temperate regions.