Multiple Choice
The wide end of a flat island in the tropics is likely to experience more rainfall than the narrow end because
A) more orographic uplift occurs over the wide end.
B) more convectional heating occurs over the wide end.
C) less advection occurs over the wide end.
D) different air masses affect each end of the island.
E) it is farther from the water.
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