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How do desrts form?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Deserts like the Mojave Desert are formed because of Mountains. The Mojave mountains force rain clouds to go into higher altitudes, so they loose all their rain. Because there is little rain the land becomes a desert.

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