SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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What is a rain shadow?
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a condition created when winds blow in primarily one direction over mountains or other elevated terrain:the altitude change causes clouds to drop their precipitation on the near side of the mountain, leaving the land on the far side, where winds descend, with little rain or snow
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a climate marked by warm, dry, summers, and cool, rainy winters
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a long cliff that separates lands at two different altitudes
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an often triangular-shaped section of land formed as waters of a river slow down and split into may channels as they deposit silt and sediment
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A rain shadow is a dry area on the side of a mountain opposite to the wind. We call this dry side of the mountain the leeward side. If wind is approaching from the west, the rain shadow is on the east. If the wind is approaching from the east, the rain shadow is on the west.
Detailed explanation-2: -An area with relatively little precipitation due to the presence of mountain range is called as rainshadow. This barrier causes the prevailing winds to lose their moisture on the windward side of the mountain ranges thereby causing the leeward side to be dry.
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