It occurs because of the wet clouds
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The rain shadow effect is when there is an area of land that is blocked from precipitation by mountains.
The rain shadow equals rain
The rain shadow equals rain
warm air rises and drops moisture on one side of the mouintain
what is a rain shadow area?
The rain shadow effect is when there is an area of land that is blocked from precipitation by mountains.
A rain shadow is a term commonly used to describe the area on the back side of a mountainous area. A rain shadow is caused by mountains being high enough to block the passage of rain-producing weather which casts a "shadow of dryness" behind them.
The rain shadow equals rain
The rain shadow equals rain
The rain shadow equals rain
The rain shadow equals rain
what is a rain shadow area?
warm air rises and drops moisture on one side of the mouintain
a rain shadow is when a mountain blocks rain from that isolated area
Death Valley is a rain shadow desert in the U.S. It is in the rain shadow effect of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
What mountains cause the rain shadow
The area in a rainshadow receives less rain than a similar area not in a rain shadow.