Briefly explain the rain shadow effect ?
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A rain shadow is a patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ranges blocked all plant-growing, rainy weather.
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Explanation:
Rain shadow effect
You're walking down the street on a sunny day. Without looking at the ground, can you predict where your shadow will be? Well, that probably depends on how closely you've been paying attention. If you're observant, you've probably noticed the shadow is always on the opposite side of you to the sun. That's because a shadow is just the sunlight being blocked by your body.
A rain shadow works in the same way: it's where moist air gets blocked by mountains. A rain shadow is a dry area on the side of a mountain opposite to the wind. We call this dry side of the mountain the leeward side. If wind is approaching from the west, the rain shadow is on the east. If the wind is approaching from the east, the rain shadow is on the west. Whichever side the wind is approaching from is called the windward side. Windward is the opposite of leeward.
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