4 Geography · 4.1.5 Weather systems and world climates

4.1.5.2 Precipitation: convectional, orographic and cyclonic rainfall and world distribution

Precipitation is the fall of condensed moisture to the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail; air must rise and cool to give it, and the three ways air is lifted (heating, mountains and fronts) give convectional, orographic and cyclonic rainfall.

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Key terms

  • precipitation
  • rainfall
  • snow
  • sleet
  • hail
  • drizzle
  • convectional rain
  • orographic rain
  • relief rain
  • rain shadow
  • cyclonic rain
  • frontal rain
  • windward
  • leeward
  • isohyet
  • world distribution of rainfall
  • cloud seeding
  • Mawsynram
  • Atacama

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
  5. Mains writingMains writing
  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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