geography MCQ #1872

What side of large landmasses, particularly in Asia, generally receives the most rain during major summer Monsoon systems?

geography MCQ #1872

  1. Question 1

    Q1. What side of large landmasses, particularly in Asia, generally receives the most rain during major summer Monsoon systems?

    • A) East
    • B) West
    • C) North
    • D) South

    Answer: East

    Explanation: During the summer monsoon, moist air masses blow onshore from the ocean and are forced upward as they approach landmasses; the eastern (windward) sides of large Asian landmasses receive the heaviest rainfall.