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Complete the following sentence: A drought is a period of time when an area experiences less than ____.

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average air temperature

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average sea surface temperature

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C

average rainfall

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average humidity

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Solution

The correct option is C average rainfall
Droughts occur in regions of monsoon climate where the rainfall is irregular and scanty. Droughts can be extremely sneaky and destructive. This is because the effects of a drought take time to show.

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