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What is orographic rain?
Think about how hills and mountains influence weather.
What is the rain-shadow effect?
Consider what happens to air after it loses moisture.
What happens to moist air when it approaches a mountain?
Consider how mountains affect the flow of air.
True or False: The leeward side of a mountain typically receives more rain than the windward side.
Remember which side gets more moisture.
Explain how climate change might affect orographic rain patterns and resulting ecosystems over the next fifty years.
Consider how temperature fluctuations could impact precipitation patterns.
Using a diagram of a mountain, illustrate and label the windward and leeward sides, indicating expected precipitation levels.
Think about where rain would fall based on elevation.
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