Topography, Rainfall, and Water Flows

Question 1

What does topography mean?

Answer 1

Shape of the land.

Question 2

What is rain shadow?

Answer 2

• Mountains cause the clouds to go higher up (where there are colder temperatures)
• Clouds get so cold that they start to condense and result in less rainfall
• This means that one side of the mountain will be green, while the other will probably be more desert
  OROGRAPHIC RAINFALL = rain that falls on the one side of the mountain.

Question 3

What causes the rain shadow affect for Australia?

Answer 3

Great Dividing Range

Question 4

What is Catchment?

Answer 4

Naturally collected water in rivers, creeks, etc.

Question 5

What causes groundwater?

Answer 5

Porous rocks.