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In an area that has a Rain Shadow, the air changes as it moves. Explain the characteristics of the air at the following locations. 1. Over water 2. At the base of the mountain 4. Back down the other side of the mountain

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Answer: A rain shadow is a patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ranges blocked all plant-growing, rainy weather.On one side of the mountain, wet weather systems drop rain and snow.On the other side of the mountain—the rain shadow side—all that precipitation is blocked. In a rain shadow, it’s warm and dry.

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