SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The leeward side of the mountain is called the rain-shadow area.

Detailed explanation-3: -A rain shadow area is an area of dry land that lies on the leeward side of a mountain. High mountains serve as hindrances for cold or hot winds; they may also cause precipitation if they are high enough and lie in the path of rain-bearing winds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rain shadows form because of the interaction between mountains and winds. As wind moves toward a mountain range, the slope of the mountains pushes air upward. This process, called orographic lift, causes air to rise and cool as it gets higher and air pressure decreases.