Location a receives
nearly 200 cm of rain each year, while
location b receives only 30 cm. explain why
location a gets so much more rain. use the
words rain shadow and precipitation in your
answer.

Location A receives more rainfall than Location B due to the rain shadow effect.

Explanation:

Rain shadow effect is caused due to the presence of mountains. A rain shadow area is an area of land that has been forced to become dry, devoid of any vegetation growth due to the blockage of precipitation by mountains. These rain shadow areas will have a dry climate. The other side of the mountain would receive plenty of precipitation and therefore would be flourished with plant growth. These areas will have a cool and wet climate. In this case, Location A is on the other side of the mountain and so receives more rainfall or precipitation. Meanwhile, Location B is on the rain shadow region and so receives less rainfall.

As newton's first law states a object in motion stays in motion