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The leeward side of a mountain receives far less rainfall than the windward side is what?

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Answer: Rain Shadow

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Much of airborne moisture falls as rain on the windward side of mountains. This often means that the land on the other side of the mountain (the leeward side) gets far less rain—an effect called a "rain shadow"--which often produces a desert.

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