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!!!
Are you sure you are not referring to a 'rain shadow' desert? I find no reference to a 'rain shower' desert.
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Yes, the Sonoran Desert is a rain shadow desert. The Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico blocks most moisture from reaching the area.
The Sierra Nevada Mountains block moisture from the Pacific Ocean from crossing into Nevada creating a rain shadow desert on the leeward side of the mountains.
Many deserts are located in rain shadows but it is not of the earth. It is caused by high mountain ranges that block moisture from reaching the leeward side of the range, thus causing a 'rain shadow' desert.
Are you sure you are not referring to a 'rain shadow' desert? I find no reference to a 'rain shower' desert.
Are you sure you are not referring to a 'rain shadow' desert? I find no reference to a 'rain shower' desert.
Mountain ranges can block the flow of moisture from crossing into the interior of a continent. The rain is forced to fall on the windward side of the mountains and little moisture falls on the leeward side and causes a rain shadow desert to form. See the above diagram.
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A rain shadow desert forms because the mountains are blocking the main water supply from getting that region, thus creating a desert.
A rain shadow desert forms because the mountains are blocking the main water supply from getting that region, thus creating a desert.
Death Valley is a rain shadow desert in the U.S. It is in the rain shadow effect of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Perhaps you are referring to a rain shadow desert? Mountains sometimes form a barrier that blocks the natural flow of atmospheric moisture into an area and forms rain shadow deserts. See diagram above.
Yes, the Sonoran Desert is a rain shadow desert. The Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico blocks most moisture from reaching the area.
The Mojave Desert is a hot subtropical desert.
The zonal flow in that area is from west to east. Therefore the Andes Mountains prevent moisture from the Pacific from crossing to Argentina forming a rain shadow desert.
In rain shadow effect