GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The hot, dry wind on the east or leeward side of the Rocky mountains (North America) is called
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the Chinook
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the Sirocco
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the Harmattan
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the Loo
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Chinook is a warm dry wind which blow along the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains and is also known as snow eater.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chinook is a hot wind that blows in winter. Being hot it raises the temperature within a short time.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chinook, warm, dry, gusty, westerly WIND that blows down the Rocky Mountains into the mountains’ eastern slopes and the western prairies.
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