GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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the side facing away from the wind and toward which the wind blows
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the side facing into the wind and from which the wind blows
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the characteristic pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time
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the movement of water, as through and ocean or stream
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Detailed explanation-1: -Windward’ is the side of an island where the prevailing wind comes to the island from the sea. Leeward” is the side of an island where the predominant wind travels from the interior of the island to the sea. The side of the mountain facing the wind laden with moisture is called the windward side mountain.
Detailed explanation-2: -The side of the mountain which faces the moisture laden wind is called windward side mountain.
Detailed explanation-3: -When air runs into a mountain, the side of the mountain that it hits first is called the windward side. This is where air is forced to rise, and this is the side of the mountain that often sees the heaviest precipitation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The leeward side of a mountain is the side protected from the prevailing wind. As the wind blows across a mountainrange, air rises and cools and clouds can form on the windward side.