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Len [333]
3 years ago
5

on carribean island with moutains, the windward slopes facing the trade winds force air upwards, causing rainfall. as a result,

areas immediately to the leeward of the moutains have a microclimate with sparse precipitation callen a/an
Geography
1 answer:
liberstina [14]3 years ago
3 0
<span>Areas immediately to the leeward of the mountains have a microclimate with sparse precipitation called a rain shadow.

It is described as "</span><span> a patch of land that has been forced to become a </span>desert because<span> mountain ranges blocked all plant-growing, rainy </span><span>weather" On one side of the mountain the weather is wet, rainy and snowy. And on the other side (the rain shadow) there are no precipitations. </span>
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