Barriers to Wind The shape of the land can influence climate. Mountain ranges may block even the strongest winds. This can increase or decrease the amount of precipitation that falls on areas next to the mountains.

When moisture-filled winds (orange arrows) hit the windward side, or wind-facing side, of mountains, rain, or snowfalls. This is because as the air is forced to rise, it cools and releases moisture. By the time the winds reach the opposite side of the mountains, most or all of their moisture has been lost. As a result, the downwind, or leeward, side of mountains is usually dry and cool.

Read this adapted excerpt from a famous poem by john keats. this poem is about a beautiful vase with intricate shapes and patterns. you, silent form, do tease us out of thought as does etemity: cold pastorall when old age shall this generation waste, you shall remain in the middle of other woe than ours, a friend to man, to whom you say "beauty is truth, truth beauty that is all you know on earth, and all you need to know what is the poet saying when he writes that "old age shall this generation waste"? the poet is expressing his dread of growing older the poet is mourning the changes he sees in his "generation." the poet is saying that beauty is illusionary and short-lived. the poet is saying that people don't live long; life is brief