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Cherrapunji and Mawsynram records very high annual rainfall. This is because

they receive rainfall from both bay of bengal branch and arabian sea branch
the monsoon winds are trapped withing a funnel shaped valley in this region
they receive both cyclonic and monsoon rainfall
None of the above
Explanation:
Both these places are south of the Khasi hills where the monsoon winds gets trapped withing a funnel shaped valley giving copious rainfall
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1. Patagonian desert
2. Gobi desert
3. Atacama desert
4. Great Australian desert
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3. Meghalaya plateau
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2. they have high nitrogen content
3. they are poor in organic matter
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