The relationship between mountains and precipitation can be generalized by saying that
A. mountaintops generally experience less precipitation that the surrounding lowlands.
B. mountaintops tend to have more precipitation in winter but less precipitation in summer than the surrounding lowlands.
C. mountaintops tend to have more precipitation in summer but less precipitation in winter than the surrounding lowlands.
D. mountaintops generally experience more precipitation than the surrounding lowlands.
Answer: D
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A) slumps along the creeks
B) increasing gully development because of the rain
C) rock avalanche
D) lahars filling cascading down his creeks, wiping out his cattle
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