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Consider the following statements:

1. The Red Sea receives very little precipitation in any form.

2. No water enters the Red Sea from rivers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Both 1 and 2.

The Red Sea receives very little precipitation in any form. The majority of the Red Sea coastline, both east and west, receives less than 250 mm of rainfall annually and is therefore classified as desert.
The Red Sea exchanges its water only with the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. Unlike most seas, no rivers flow into it.