People in a Changing WorldLaidlaw, 1974 - Economic geography |
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Page A-44
... area , but economic growth is hampered by the lack of natural harbors along the coastal plain . One of the most famous plains areas is found in South America . This is the grassy interior plain of Argentina . Known as the pampas , this ...
... area , but economic growth is hampered by the lack of natural harbors along the coastal plain . One of the most famous plains areas is found in South America . This is the grassy interior plain of Argentina . Known as the pampas , this ...
Page A-157
... areas and in desert lands . The reason for this is not that minerals are located only in such areas . Rather , because of erosion in such regions , minerals are often closer to the surface , and thus are easier to find , than in areas ...
... areas and in desert lands . The reason for this is not that minerals are located only in such areas . Rather , because of erosion in such regions , minerals are often closer to the surface , and thus are easier to find , than in areas ...
Page B-127
... areas that support as many as 1,000 persons per square mile . Polynesia has many areas of good soils , and many of the islands can support fairly large populations . New Zealand , for example , is about the size of Colorado , but it has ...
... areas that support as many as 1,000 persons per square mile . Polynesia has many areas of good soils , and many of the islands can support fairly large populations . New Zealand , for example , is about the size of Colorado , but it has ...
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