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The dry area on the side of a mountain is called the leeward side. This is normally the area where deserts and steppes begin to form.
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What is the shorter steep side of a sand dune called?
The side of a sand dune facing the ocean is called leeward.
Drier side of a mountain called?
the drier side is called the rainshadow (leeward side)
What is the downwind side of the river called?
leeward
What is the dry region on the leeward side of a mountain called?
The dry region on the leeward side of a mountain is called a rain shadow. As moist air is forced up and over the mountain, it cools and releases precipitation on the windward side, leaving the leeward side with significantly less moisture and resulting in a rain shadow effect.
The leeward side of the mountain is called a what?
rain shadow
What is the sheltered side of a ship called?
The leeward or lee side.
Where is more vegetation on the leeward side or the windward side?
on the leeward side
What are the two sides of the mountain called?
windward and leeward side(:
What is the side of the mountain facing the wind?
The side of a mountain facing away from wind is the leeward, drier side, called the rain shadow.Leeward SlopesThe sheltered side of a mountain is known as the 'lee' side, or leeward slopes.The leeward side of a mountain has very little wind and a dry climate. This is called the mountain's rain shadow. In the northern hemisphere, this is usually the eastern side of the mountain. Leeward means the side which the wind doesn't blow on. The opposite is windward, which is the side of the mountain that the wind blows against.Its the Rain Shadow.
Why is the leeward side of a mountain warm?
The leeward side is the downwind side, the sheltered side
Leeward side of a mountain is what?
leeward is the side that doesn't expose the side of the wind
What is the name of the side of the mountain where the wind hits?
the leeward side
