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![The Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the driest places on Earth. The
Atacama Desert has an average precipitation of less than 0.1 millimeter (mm)
per year. On the other side of the Andes Mountains, Salta, Argentina has an
average precipitation of 700 mm per year.
East
West
High Pressure
Descending Air
Chilled On-Shore
Winds
Andes
Mountains
Prevailing South East
Trade Winds
Atacama Desert
Salta
Atlantic
Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Cold Ocean
Current
A cross section through America
not to scale](https://content.bartleby.com/qna-images/question/d442b1cb-abe5-446c-965d-4b0508efcdcd/a76befac-db0a-452f-9950-c7428a449f16/78r3bss_thumbnail.jpeg)
Transcribed Image Text:The Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the driest places on Earth. The
Atacama Desert has an average precipitation of less than 0.1 millimeter (mm)
per year. On the other side of the Andes Mountains, Salta, Argentina has an
average precipitation of 700 mm per year.
East
West
High Pressure
Descending Air
Chilled On-Shore
Winds
Andes
Mountains
Prevailing South East
Trade Winds
Atacama Desert
Salta
Atlantic
Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Cold Ocean
Current
A cross section through America
not to scale
![4 Based on the diagram, which best explains why it rains in Salta when the
neighboring desert is so dry?
F. The trade winds carry evaporated water to the east side of the
mountains where it rains.
biupil
G. The cold current pushes the clouds over the mountain, and the rain
falls on the east side of the mountains.
H. The high pressure forces the clouds into the Pacific Ocean causing
rain on the east side of the mountains.
The chilled onshore winds cause snow on the west side of the
mountains and rain on the east side.](https://content.bartleby.com/qna-images/question/d442b1cb-abe5-446c-965d-4b0508efcdcd/a76befac-db0a-452f-9950-c7428a449f16/hgttg9_thumbnail.jpeg)
Transcribed Image Text:4 Based on the diagram, which best explains why it rains in Salta when the
neighboring desert is so dry?
F. The trade winds carry evaporated water to the east side of the
mountains where it rains.
biupil
G. The cold current pushes the clouds over the mountain, and the rain
falls on the east side of the mountains.
H. The high pressure forces the clouds into the Pacific Ocean causing
rain on the east side of the mountains.
The chilled onshore winds cause snow on the west side of the
mountains and rain on the east side.
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