Multiple choice

Which of the following influences the rainfall in a region?

  1. Location of mountains

  2. Type of soil

  3. Density of population

  4. Sunrise and sunset
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Explanation

The location of mountains significantly influences rainfall through orographic lifting - when moist air is forced to rise over mountains, it cools and condenses, causing rainfall on the windward side. This creates rain shadows on the leeward side. Type of soil affects vegetation and water retention but not rainfall generation. Population density has no direct relation to rainfall. Sunrise and sunset are daily occurrences, not rainfall factors. Mountain location is a major climatic control.

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