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Why is southern California dry even though it is on the coast at the windward side of a mountain range?
Southern California is very dry because there is very little rain fall. This is because the mountains block precipitation.
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Is Mount Humphreys a volcano?
They say that it was a Super Valcano in pre-historic days(dinosaurs). It is the largest Mountain the state of Arizona. DO not be frightned though because it has been dormant for 1000's of years.
Mountain range of mount vesuvius?
Though I could find no internet record of Mt. Vesuvius being surrounded by any range (and actually found references to a ring of cities and towns around the entire mountain), according to the crossword puzzle I just finished, Vesuvius is part of the Apennine Mountain range. Upon researching this range, I discovered that it is a Southern leg of the European Alps, but I can still find no record of Vesuvius actually being a part of this (or any) range.
What planet is California?
California is not a planet in the astronomical sense. There was a song by the band 'Phantom Planet' called 'California' though.
How does mountain barriers affect the climate?
Mountains can affect the climate of nearby lands. Clouds approaching a mountain are forced to rise, and rising clouds can't hold so much water, so they drop their rain, so the windward side of a mountain range may be rainy and the leeward side may be a desert.Much of airborne moisture falls as rain on the windward side of mountains. This often means that the land on the other side of the mountain (the leeward side) gets far less rain - an effect called a "rain shadow" - which often produces a desert.The higher the mountain, the more pronounced the rain shadow effect is and the less likely rain will fall on the leeward side.(The Windward is the side of a mountain that is facing into the direction that the wind is coming from.The Leeward side is the wind protected side of a mountain.)
What can form core of mountain range?
The core of a mountain range is typically granite even though other items may be topmost. Notable Iron Mountain shows topical abundance of iron even though the core is granite. Pressure on the granite and shifting of plates causes change including creation of mountains.
What two schools in California offer Education Doctorate Programs?
There are more than two schools in California that offer Education Doctoral programs. Two popular ones though are the University of Southern California and The California State University.
Which part of CA gets drinking water by piping it though a system of aqueducts?
Southern California, with most of it going to Los Angeles.
What is the best rollercoaster in california?
That tends to be more of an opinionated answer but many people say that Goliath at six flags magic mountain is a good roller coaster. Magic mountain is a good park altogether though.
Is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang set in Scotland?
No, the mountain scenes were shot in southern Germany and northern Austria, but the scenery does look like the Scottish Highlands though!!
Why is there a wet climate on the windward side of the mountain?
Air has a certain amount of moisture in it, called humidity. Fog or precipitation result when the air accumulates too much moisture to hold ... the amount of moisture air can hold varies based on air pressure which itself varies. Storms can lower air pressure, but are a bit dynamic and chaotic ... air pressure is naturally lower the higher in altitude you are, though; air is thickest at lower elevations. The air becomes too thin at altitude to hold onto the moisture, so it 'piles up' against mountain ranges and tends to dump whilst the wind continues across the mountains. Then devoid of the moisture it dumped, it tends to create a "rain shadow" on the far side of the mountain range as the air re-thickens when it lowers in altitude on the far side of the mountain range without the moisture it lost on the windward side of the mountains. Thus, you often have a lush, green side of mountains as the mountains cause the atmosphere to dump its moisture, and a desert on the far side as the air regains pressure but is devoid of moisture.
Can Doctor Pepper make you infertile?
The answer is ...No. There is no soda that can make you become infertile. Even though those girls in California believed that about Mountain Dew® it's not true. Stick with condoms. Trust me.
What mountain range runs though the centre of Bulgaria?
The Stara planina mountain (Стара планина)
Which best explains how writers use the plot mountain?
Though writers use the plot mountain as guideline, they sometimes stray from it as they write.
Are Southern Crowned Pigeons endangered?
Southern Crowned Pigeons are not endangered, though their population is decreasing.
What is the small salt lake in southern California?
I think you're probably describing the Salton Sea. It's not all that small, though, it's about 1/4th the size of the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
What country is the Mojave Desert in?
The Mojave Desert is in the United States. It extends into 4 states, though most of it is located in Southern California, and small portions of the desert are in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona.
Will tokio hotel come to California?
Tokio Hotel has been to California multiple times. For example, the band performed in Southern California in December 2008 at the concert Jingle Ball hosted by the radio station KIIS FM. Though the band is currently back in Germany writing their second album, they hope to continue touring afterwards.
