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Also, what effect is caused by a rain shadow?

A rain shadow is a patch of land that has beenforced to become a desert because mountain ranges blocked allplant-growing, rainy weather. On one side of the mountain, wetweather systems drop rain and snow. On the other side of themountain—the rain shadow side—all thatprecipitation is blocked.

Additionally, where will the rain shadow area lie in Maharashtra? More than 30% of the state falls under the rainshadow area. The State of Maharashtra comprises fourregions: from the coast inward these are Konkan,Western Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Vidarbha.

People also ask, what parts of Oregon are in the rain shadow?

Oregon Rain Shadow. Within a three-hour driveacross Oregon, you can visit a beach, a temperaterainforest, a mountain glacier, and the high desert.

What is called rain shadow area?

A rain shadow is a dry area on the leewardside of a mountainous area (away from the wind). Themountains block the passage of rain-producing weathersystems and cast a "shadow" of dryness behindthem.