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Question
Brazil gets rainfall from south-east and north-east ______ winds.
Options
Monsoon
Trade (eastern)
Anti-trade
Cyclonic
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Solution
Brazil gets rainfall from south-east and north-east Trade (eastern) winds.
Explanation:
Brazil has a humid tropical and subtropical climate except for a drier area in the Northeast, sometimes called the drought quadrilateral. The climate of Brazil chiefly depends on the latitudinal extent of the country and the Trade Winds.
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