Question
How does a mountain range help you investigate why there's a dry climate on the leeward side of it? (1 point)
• Mountain ranges can create rainshadow deserts.
• A mountain range could host an alpine tundra ecosystem, creating a dry climate on the leeward side of the range.
• Mountain ranges create windward deserts.
• Mountain ranges create plateaus.
• Mountain ranges can create rainshadow deserts.
• A mountain range could host an alpine tundra ecosystem, creating a dry climate on the leeward side of the range.
• Mountain ranges create windward deserts.
• Mountain ranges create plateaus.
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The correct statement is: **Mountain ranges can create rainshadow deserts.**
This explains how a mountain range influences climate on its leeward side by blocking moist air from prevailing winds, leading to significantly reduced rainfall and creating dry conditions.
This explains how a mountain range influences climate on its leeward side by blocking moist air from prevailing winds, leading to significantly reduced rainfall and creating dry conditions.