What is the term used to describe a dry land area situated on the side of a mountain that is sheltered from prevailing winds?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Rainshadow area.
A patch of dry land on a mountain's leeward (or downwind) side is known as a rain shadow area.
- Elevated mountains serve as barriers against both warm and cold winds.
- If they are high enough and in the way of winds that carry rain, they can also produce precipitation.
- A rain shadow is an area of land that has been pushed into desertity by mountain ranges that obstruct all rainy, plant-growing seasons.
- Rain and snow are dumped by wet weather systems on one side of the mountain.
- All of the precipitation is prevented on the other side of the mountain, known as the rain shadow side.