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Deserts may form on the           ______ ; Your answer here;          side of mountains because the air that crosses over the mountain is warm and dry.

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Deserts may form on the           ______ ; Your answer here;          side of mountains because the air that crosses over the mountain is warm and dry.

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The answer is "leeward". Deserts may form on the leeward side of mountains because the air that crosses over the mountain is warm and dry. This is due to a phenomenon known as a rain shadow, where the mountain range causes precipitation on one side (the windward side), leaving the other side (the leeward side) dry.

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