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Question
What is meant by 'rainshadow area'?
Short Note
Solution
A rain shadow area is dry land on the leeward side of a mountain. If the mountains are high enough, they act as barriers to cold and lie in the path of rain-bearing winds. The leeward side of the mountains remains dry.
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Chapter 7: Climate - EXERCISES [Page 87]
