Rainshadow Effect = ... Some arid areas due to Effect’ caused by areas close to sea ‘Rainshadow … As warm moist air from the ocean passes over land it is forced upward (due to presence of mountains), causing air to into precipitation … By the time the air current reaches the side of the mountain, moisture is severely depleted and air … has become dry RAINSHADOW: Mountain has cast a over adjacent area ‘…’ Cold Ocean Currents = … Lastly, some arid environments form next to cool ocean currents. The ocean moves in mainly predictable currents, which are either warm or cool … areas of land next to cool currents are robbed of as air passes over the constant cool … temperature of the ocean. Air arrives over land and therefore holding little moisture. These arid area deserts known as … …
Rainshadow Effect = ... Some arid areas due to ‘Rainshadow Effect’ caused by … areas close to sea As warm moist air from the ocean passes over land it is forced upward (due to presence of mountains), causing air to … into precipitation By the time the air current reaches the … side of the mountain, moisture is severely depleted and air has become dry RAINSHADOW: Mountain has cast a ‘…’ over adjacent area Cold Ocean Currents = … Lastly, some arid environments form next to cool ocean currents. The ocean moves in mainly predictable … currents, which are either warm or cool areas of land next to cool currents are robbed of … as air passes over the constant cool temperature of the ocean. Air arrives over land … and therefore holding little moisture. These arid area deserts known as …
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