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Explain that a rain shadow is and the effect it has on a region’s climate (be certain to use the proper terms like leeward and windward)
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Explanation:

The mountains block most precipitation from falling in the valley, creating a dry climate where few plants grow. 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. ... In a rain shadow, it's warm and dry.

LamboGenius

Answer:

Rain shadow is described as a dry area on the leeward side of a mountain. The mountain blocks the warm moist air, and loses most of its moisture in the windward side. When it reaches the peak, the mass of air has already lost most, if not all of its moisture. It cools on the top, resulting in dry air going down the leeward side.  

So based on your paragraph, there is an error in the following:

Warm, moist air goes up the mountain on its leeward side.  

* Based on the explanation above, the moist air goes up the mountain on the windward side, not the leeward.  

Another error can be found in the sentence:

This side is called the windward side and, compared with the leeward side, receives hardly any rainfall.  

*As explained, the side that receives a lot of rainfall is the windward side and the dry air goes down the leeward side, not the windward side.

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