In Which of the Following Locations Is a Rainshadow Desert

question 6

Multiple Choice

In which of the following locations is a rainshadow desert normally found?

• A)in the centre of a large surface anticyclone
• B)in polar regions where the air is cold and dry
• C)on the back (western) side of a large thunderstorm
• D)on the downwind side of a mountain range

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