Explain how mountains influence climate.

Mountains influence climate by blocking wind and receiving more rainfall than low-lying areas. As air is forced over higher ground, it cools, causing moisture to condense and fall as rain. The higher a location is above sea level, the colder it is. This occurs because as altitude increases, the air becomes thinner and less effective at absorbing and retaining heat. 

There is totally sun all the way down there.

They immigrated for religious freedom