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What is an extended shortage of precipitation in an area called?
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Drought
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What is light rain?
Light rain refers to a small amount of liquid precipitation. It usually covers a large area and is expected to continue for an extended period of time.
What is a low-precipitation area on the leeward side of a mountain range is called?
A rain-shadow.
What is the annual precipitation in the bay area?
The annual precipitation in our area is 22 inches.
What are the two main factors to consider in determining the climate of an area?
temperature and rainfall The two factors are Temperature and Precipitation.
What area receives most precipitation?
The tropical rainforest
What is a water shortage caused by long periods of low precipitation in a particular area?
It is called a drought.
What is The general condition of temperature and precipitation for an area is called?
climate
What are area that receive high temperatures and high precipitation called?
Rainforests can receive both high temperatures and high precipitation.
What water from precipitation that flows over the land surface but is not absorbed is called?
The water from precipitaion that flows over the land surface but is not abosrbed is called runoff. The definition of runoff is the portion of precipitation on an area which does not infiltrate, but is instead discharged from the area.
What is light rain?
Light rain refers to a small amount of liquid precipitation. It usually covers a large area and is expected to continue for an extended period of time.
What is a low-precipitation area on the leeward side of a mountain range is called?
A rain-shadow.
What is the annual precipitation in the bay area?
The annual precipitation in our area is 22 inches.
Effect from shortage rice?
Food shortage and a possible famine in the area.
What is the effect of precipitation?
The area becomes drier, called a drought. If the decrease is great enough then the area becomes a desert.
What is the Flat area extended beyond the banks of a river?
It is called the flood plain.
The patten of temperature and precipitation typical of an area over a long period of time is called?
the climate
When a shortage occur?
A water shortage occurs when there is to little water or too great a demand in an area- or both.
