SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -A rain shadow is a patch of land that has become a desert because mountain ranges block much of the rainfall necessary for plant growth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rain shadow deserts are created when mountain ranges lie parallel to moist, coastal areas. Prevailing winds moving inland cool as air is forced to rise over the mountains. Moisture falls on slopes facing the winds. When the winds move over the mountain crests and down the far side, they are very dry.

Detailed explanation-3: -orographic precipitation, rain, snow, or other precipitation produced when moist air is lifted as it moves over a mountain range. As the air rises and cools, orographic clouds form and serve as the source of the precipitation, most of which falls upwind of the mountain ridge.

Detailed explanation-4: -High mountains act as barriers for cold or hot winds; they may also cause precipitation if they are high enough and lie in the path of rain-bearing winds. The leeward side of the mountains remains dry. e.g. the eastern slope of the Western Ghats is the rain shadow area.