SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Drier, warmer areas develop on the leeward side of mountains.
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Wetter, cooler areas develop on the leeward side of mountains.
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Drier, cooler areas develop on the windward side of mountains.
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Wetter, warmer areas develop on the windward side of mountains.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The mountains block most precipitation from falling in the valley, creating a dry climate where few plants grow. 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The rain shadow effect is when a dry area occurs on the leeward side of a mountain. It occurs because the mountain intercepts moisture from the air as it travels inland.
Detailed explanation-3: -As winds rise up the windward side of a mountain range, the air cools and precipitation falls. On the other side of the range, the leeward side, the air is dry, and it sinks. So there is very little precipitation on the leeward side of a mountain range.