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With respect to the three main lifting (cooling) mechanisms (local heating, orographic, and frontal), which of the following is correct?
A) The greatest average annual rainfall on Earth is due to local heating and frontal activity.
B) A single convectional storm triggered by local heating affects large geographical regions.
C) We do not get all three mechanisms within the United States.
D) Given the necessary physical requirements, orographic precipitation is usually the most consistent type of the three.

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