The highest rainfall in the world occurs in an area whose rainfall is generated by
A) advectional cooling of air masses over cold ocean currents.
B) orographic uplift of warm, moist air.
C) convectional uplift of warm, moist air.
D) radiative cooling of cold, moist air.

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The highest rainfall in the world occurs in areas where warm and moist air is forced to rise over mountains, resulting in orographic uplift. This cooling of the air leads to the condensation of the water vapor, which falls as precipitation. Examples of regions with high levels of orographic precipitation include the western side of the Andes, in South America, and the northeastern region of India.

The Highest Rainfall in the World Occurs in an Area