Which of the following are the reasons for thick forests being found in the Amazon region?

It receives high amount of direct sunlight.

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The region receives large amount of rainfall.

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The entire region of Amazon lies in a rain shadow region.

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Abundance of flora and fauna.

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Solution

The correct options are
A It receives high amount of direct sunlight.
B The region receives large amount of rainfall.
Amazon rainforests lie in the equatorial region. Equatorial region receives high amounts of direct sunlight. This results in large-scale evaporation which further leads to heavy rainfall. This leads to growth of vegetation making it a forest.

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