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A rain shadow forms

  • A.only in the tropics and nowhere else
  • B.on the lee side of a mountain range
  • C.on the windward side of a range
  • D.at the crest of a range itself

Answer: B

Air that has lost its moisture ascending the windward slope warms as it descends. The contrast across a range can be a factor of ten in annual rainfall. Descent warms and dries the air. Windward and lee sides can differ tenfold.

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