Some rivers naturally carry more water than others. Which of the following best explains why the Amazon River in South America carries 12 times more water than the Mississippi?
A) the Amazon's drainage basin lies mostly within a tropical rainforest
B) the Amazon has a much larger channel
C) there is much less human development along the Amazon
D) the Amazon is a much longer river
E) all of the answers listed here
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