Geography
Assertion (A): Agriculture is the dominant occupation of people in tropical monsoon region.
Reason (R): Tropical monsoon region receives most of the rainfall from monsoon winds.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation — The onshore winds blowing from sea to land pick up lots of moisture from the water bodies. These moist winds, called monsoon winds, then shed this moisture as rainfall, that supports intensive agriculture in the region. Hence, agriculture thrives and becomes the main livelihood for people.
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