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Any of y'all took AP Human Geography in 9th grade?

TitusPlaysChess123

@MrPawnWoodward said ^

I seriously need help

I haven’t, was it difficult? :O

@MrPawnWoodward said [^](/forum/redirect/post/mzSi8s6W) > I seriously need help I haven’t, was it difficult? :O
ResurgenceOfVoid

@MrPawnWoodward said ^

I seriously need help

Tell a trusted adult. (Yes, I am being sarcastic ._.)

@MrPawnWoodward said [^](/forum/redirect/post/mzSi8s6W) > I seriously need help Tell a trusted adult. (Yes, I am being sarcastic ._.)
salmon_rushdie

@MrPawnWoodward said ^

I seriously need help

ask in my geography questions thread

@MrPawnWoodward said [^](/forum/redirect/post/mzSi8s6W) > I seriously need help ask in my geography questions thread
Noflaps

If the question involves which side of a mountain chain is drier, it is typically the leeward side. That is the side away from the direction from which the wind comes -- the side the wind is blowing toward.

As wind approaches a mountain, the moving air is forced upwards. Pressure drops with altitude, causing the air to expand and cool (adiabatic cooling) .

Cooler air holds less water vapor, so moisture condenses into clouds and falls as rain or snow on the windward side.

This process can strip most of the air’s moisture before it reaches the summit, making the windward slope the primary “moisture trap.”

Local circumstances might add complications, but I believe what I have typed is typically, if not always, helpful to understanding.

Aside from questions such as this one, it would be fascinating to see what conundrums are being presented by a current geography test.

If the question involves which side of a mountain chain is drier, it is typically the leeward side. That is the side away from the direction from which the wind comes -- the side the wind is blowing toward. As wind approaches a mountain, the moving air is forced upwards. Pressure drops with altitude, causing the air to expand and cool (adiabatic cooling) . Cooler air holds less water vapor, so moisture condenses into clouds and falls as rain or snow on the windward side. This process can strip most of the air’s moisture before it reaches the summit, making the windward slope the primary “moisture trap.” Local circumstances might add complications, but I believe what I have typed is typically, if not always, helpful to understanding. Aside from questions such as this one, it would be fascinating to see what conundrums are being presented by a current geography test.
thisnamewasunclaimed

No, we aren't allowed to take AP as a freshman

No, we aren't allowed to take AP as a freshman