Which localized effect is caused by adiabatic expansion within a rain shadow region of a mountain range?

💡 Explanation

When air descends on the leeward side, adiabatic compression occurs because air pressure increases as it sinks, leading to warming and decreased relative humidity. Therefore, warmer, drier conditions result, rather than increased precipitation, glacial formation, or decreased salinity that require different atmospheric and geological processes.

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