Answer:
The answer is A.
Explanation:
The landscapes affects the possibility of waterspouts because they have more rainfall that will rise the chances of waterspouts.
William Somerset Maugham was the one who said, "The novel is a picture of real life and manners, and of the time in which it was written".
Yes, because a simile uses 'like' or 'as' and as of course the sentence contains "as".