ECOLOGY
BIOMES
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covered with sand and contain no plant life.
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found only in North America.
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often formed on the dry side of mountain ranges.
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never located in cooler climates.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cool air holds less moisture than hot air, and precipitation occurs as the wind rises up the mountain. After releasing its moisture on the windward side of the mountains, the dry air descends on the leeward or downwind side of the mountains to create an arid region with little precipitation called a rain shadow.
Detailed explanation-2: -A rain shadow is a patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ranges blocked all plant-growing, rainy weather. On one side of the mountain, wet weather systems drop rain and snow. On the other side of the mountain-the rain shadow side-all that precipitation is blocked.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rain shadow deserts exist near the leeward slopes of some mountain ranges. Leeward slopes face away from prevailing winds. When moisture-laden air hits a mountain range, it is forced to rise. The air then cools and forms clouds that drop moisture on the windward (wind-facing) slopes.
Detailed explanation-4: -A rain shadow is a dry region of land on the side of a mountain range that is protected from the prevailing winds. Prevailing winds are the winds that occur most of the time in a particular location on the Earth.