The highest annual values for latent heat of evaporation (LE)on land occur in the tropics because
A)there is a net annual energy deficit there.
B)rainfall takes water to higher latitudes.
C)the dark colour of forests (as opposed to sandy soils)results in the absorption of heat energy by vegetation.
D)water flows downslope to the equator.
E)water is expelled from the crust at the equator.

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The dark color of forests (as opposed to sandy soils) results in the absorption of heat energy by vegetation. The tropics have dense vegetation cover in the form of forests, which have a high absorption of solar radiation, resulting in more evaporation and hence higher latent heat of evaporation values.

The Highest Annual Values for Latent Heat of Evaporation (LE)on