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On Caribbean islands with mountains the windward slopes facing the trade winds force air upward causing rainfall as a result areas immediately to the leeward of the mountains have a microclimate with sparse precipitation called an?

a. slope shadow
b. drought shadow
c. ENSO
d. rain shadow

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The correct answer is letter D. Rain shadow refers to this specific phenomenon. This happens because the mountains tend to block the precipitation causing the area below it to experience a dry climate. This is why most seasons in the Caribbean Islands are usually tropical and the weather is mostly sunny. 
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