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How do plateaus create deserts?

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Other plateaus are created over time as wind and rain wear away the side of an uplifted region, giving it geographic distinction from the surrounding terrain. read more

So the short answer is that in the high altitudes of plateaus have cold air, which can't hold on to as much moisture. As air climbs up their scarps, any water vapor will precipitate out once it gets cool enough to condense. So plateaus create rain-shadow deserts. read more

Piedmont plateaus are bordered on one side by mountains and on the other by a plain or a sea. The Piedmont Plateau of the Eastern United States between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Coastal Plain is an example. Continental plateaus are bordered on all sides by plains or oceans, forming away from the mountains. read more

desert plateaus are made because of heavy rainfall. You may think that it doesn't rain in the desert, but it does. read more

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