Sentences with phrase «leeward side of the mountain»
The leeward side of a mountain is warmer and drier and in some cases a desert.
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Rain Shadows are desert regions created on the leeward side of the mountain Which side is the leeward side, the right or the left?
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This helps students understand the climatic differences of moist air traveling over a mountain range and creating lush vegetation on one side and a drier climate on the leeward side.
Fourth, the topography of the Earth's surface which causes copious precipitation on the windward side of mountains and aridity on the leeward side.
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The windward side of the mountain is rainy while the leeward side is very dry.