The side of the mountain range that faces the wind often has lush plant life. This is because clouds pile up there and drop their moisture before crossing over the mountains, often evaporating as they do so.
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The windward side.
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Mountain ranges are natural barriers because they are high. That makes it difficult or impossible for various forms of life to cross from one side of a mountain range to the other.
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Life of the people in the northern mountain range
In the real estate field punch lines are often used to help breath more life into a description. A punchline for the word mountain range could be majestic mountains, or you could just say stunning mountain views.
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The Kalahari Desert has a wide range of plant life. Though considered a desert, it is not a desert in the strictest sense of the word. It is 360,000 square miles and stretches across Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.