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The Colorado Plateau Province has a dry climate due to a rain shadow effect that is produced by a string of mountains that absorb the moisture produced by the Pacific Ocean. Which mountains cause this?

Colorado Mountains

San Juan Mountains

Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Sierra Nevada Mountains

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Sierra Nevada Mountains
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Answer:

Sierra Nevada Mountains

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