What Is the Rain-Shadow Effect

question 21

Multiple Choice

What is the rain-shadow effect?

• A) the area of high rainfall found on the windward (windy) side of a mountain range
• B) the area of low rainfall found on the windward (windy) side of a mountain range
• C) the area of high rainfall found on the leeward (downwind) side of a mountain range
• D) the area of low rainfall found on the leeward (downwind) side of a mountain range
• E) the snow-capped peak of a mountain, where the temperatures are too cold for rain to fall

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