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The dry leeward side of a mountain that receives little rain is the:
AFrontal zone
BRain-shadow area
CWindward slope
DConvection zone
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Rain-shadow area
1. Windward slopes get the heavy rain.
2. The leeward side is the rain-shadow area.
3. Descending air warms and dries.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 11, Water in the Atmosphere._
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