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What is meant by a 'rain shadow' area? Give an example and state the mountains responsible for the rain shadow area.

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The leeward side of the mountain that do not receive or receive very less rainfall is called rain shadow area. For example, Maharashtra gets very less rainfall as it is the rain shadow area of the Western Ghats.

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What is meant by a 'rain shadow' area? Give an example and state the mountains responsible for the rain shadow area.

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Geography

What is meant by a 'rain shadow' area? Give an example and state the mountains responsible for the rain shadow area.

Climate

Answer

Related Questions

Name a place in India which receives the heaviest rainfall. To which state does this place belong?

Name the winds that are responsible for causing heaviest rainfall in the region.

Name the winds that bring rain to the Tamil Nadu coast.

Give reasons :In spite of the Aravalis many parts of Rajasthan do not receive much rain.The Malabar coast has less rainy months but receives more rain than Coromandal Coast.Punjab has three sources of rain.Mawsynram receives more rain than Shillong.

Give reasons :
In spite of the Aravalis many parts of Rajasthan do not receive much rain.
The Malabar coast has less rainy months but receives more rain than Coromandal Coast.
Punjab has three sources of rain.
Mawsynram receives more rain than Shillong.