One type of topographical feature of the Earth that affects climate is the prese

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One type of topographical feature of the Earth that affects climate is the presence of . When air currents encounter a mountain, air is forced upward and cooled, causing its moisture-holding capacity to . Thus, the windward side of a mountain receives precipitation than the leeward side. As air cools and descends on the leeward side, it picks up and produces relatively calm and dry weather. For example, the Sierra Nevada range in the United States is lush and full of plant life on the windward western side. The leeward side, or eastern range, is a with little or no rain during the year.

Explanation / Answer

1. Moisture

2. Decrease

3. More

4. Less

5. Semi-desert

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