Question

what is a rain shadow

Answer 1

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The rain shadow area is the area on the leeward slopes of a mountain range; in the shadow of the mountains where precipitation is greatly reduced as compared to windward slope.

For example: Central Maharashtra lies on the leeward side of Balaghat range. So, it gets little rainfall.

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Answer 2

Answer:

An area lying on the leeward side receiving insignificant amount of rainfall