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A mountain range that did NOT rise for the first time in the Cenozoic is the?
Andes Range
What mountain range did not rise for the first time in the Cenozoic?
Andes.
In which mountain range does the Murray darling river rise?
It rises in to the Australian Alps.
What is the mountain range under the pacific ocean?
The Pacific Rise is the mountain range under the Pacific Ocean. It parallels the coast of North and South America.
As wind attempts to rise over a mountain it becomes?
Warmer
What wind attempts to rise over a mountain it becomes?
cooler
How does a mountain range in the path of prevailing winds affect precipitation in the either Side of mountain?
The prevailing winds will force the clouds to climb when they reach the mountain range. As the clouds rise they drop their moisture. So the windward side of the mountain will get rain, and the leeward side of the mountain will be drier.
What is a mountain range?
A mountain range is a single mass of mountains or narrowly space mountain ridges with or without peaks. The mountains within the range are generally closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain. The theory about continental drift says that mountain ranges rise up as one continent pushes against another.
How does a mountain range in the path of prevailing winds affect precipitation on either side of mountains?
The prevailing winds will force the clouds to climb when they reach the mountain range. As the clouds rise they drop their moisture. So the windward side of the mountain will get rain, and the leeward side of the mountain will be drier.
What is orthographic precipitation?
Created when warm, moist air is forces to rise over a barrier. (mountain).
Where is the head waters for Tigris and Euphrates rivers located?
Both rivers rise in the Taurus Mountain Range in South-eastern Turkey
What is a elevated boundary between areas that are drained by different river systems that they range in height from a slight rise in the land to the crest of a mountain?
divide
