CLIMATE OF INDIA
SEASONS IN INDIA
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Question
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Which of these best explains why cities on opposite sides of a mountain receive different amounts of rain?
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cloud seeding
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the water cycle
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altitudinal zonation
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the orographic effect
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It is also known as the relief rain. Example: Mahabaleshwar, situated on the Western Ghats, receives more than 600 cm of rainfall, whereas Pune, lying in the rain shadow area, has only about 70 cm. The Wind Descending on the Leeward Side is heated adiabatically and is called Katabatic Wind.
Detailed explanation-2: -Orographic precipitation, also known as relief precipitation, is precipitation generated by a forced upward movement of air upon encountering a physiographic upland (see anabatic wind).
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