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Rain shadow

earth science Maturity 9-11

Mountains can block the rain.

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Rain shadow effect.jpg
Wind brings wet air to a hill. The air goes up and drops rain. On the other side, the air is dry. This makes a desert.
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Do you like the rain or the sun?

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Rain shadow effect.jpg
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Himalaya composite.jpg
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Algeria.A2002118.1040.250m.jpg
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A virtually cloudless image of Madagascar...
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Ghat satellite view.jpg
Envisat image of the southern Caspian Sea...
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Reviving the Shriveled Lake Urmia.jpg
File:Vista satelital de la cordillera Cantábrica en toda su extensión, señalada mediante un recuadro rojo.jpg
Vista satelital de la cordillera...
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Great Basin map.gif
File:The Great Barrier Reef, Australia - Envisat.jpg
The Great Barrier Reef, Australia - Envisat.jpg
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New Zealand as seen by Envisat ESA217570.jpg
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Satellite image of Bolivia in June 2002.jpg
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