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devlian [24]
4 years ago
6

On Caribbean islands with mountains the windward slopes facing the trade winds force air upward causing rainfall as a result are

as immediately to the leeward of the mountains have a microclimate with sparse precipitation called an?
a. slope shadow
b. drought shadow
c. ENSO
d. rain shadow
Geography
1 answer:
natima [27]4 years ago
5 0
The correct answer is letter D. Rain shadow refers to this specific phenomenon. This happens because the mountains tend to block the precipitation causing the area below it to experience a dry climate. This is why most seasons in the Caribbean Islands are usually tropical and the weather is mostly sunny. 
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