Mountains act as barriers for air masses, causing more continental climates for locations downwind of them. This is because as air rises and cools over the mountains, it loses moisture and becomes drier, leading to less precipitation and more extreme temperatures.

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Mountains Tend To

Question 68

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Mountains tend to:

A) produce effects similar to marine climates.
B) enhance the effects of nearby oceans for locations that are downwind of them.
C) moderate seasonal temperatures.
D) produce more continental climates for locations downwind of them.

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