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Bingel [31]
2 years ago
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How do mountain ranges affect precipitation?

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aev [14]2 years ago
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<span>A mountain range makes it harder for winds to carry clouds over a mountain, so one side gets almost all the rainfall and the other side gets almost none.</span>
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