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A rainshadow desert is an area of land that doesn't get a lot of rain due to tall mountain ranges. Therefore, the mountain is causing little rain to fall on the side of the mountain, which causes there to be a shadow behind the mountains. HA!!!

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Why is the Patagonian Desert in the rain shadow of the Andes?

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Where would you find a desert biome on a mountain?

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