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... SOILS Because of its vast and diverse climatic conditions , China has a wide variety of soils . Indeed , all the soils of the Eurasian continent , except the soils of the tundra and the highly leached podzolic - gley soils of the ...
... SOILS Because of its vast and diverse climatic conditions , China has a wide variety of soils . Indeed , all the soils of the Eurasian continent , except the soils of the tundra and the highly leached podzolic - gley soils of the ...
Page 169
... soils The sandy ginger soil Rainfall and tempera- ture The so - called Shantung brown soils are found over most of the two major hill masses and include a variety of brown forest and cinnamon - coloured soils formed through clay ...
... soils The sandy ginger soil Rainfall and tempera- ture The so - called Shantung brown soils are found over most of the two major hill masses and include a variety of brown forest and cinnamon - coloured soils formed through clay ...
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... Soils . Formation of soil . Soils are the basis of support for most terrestrial life and a source of nutrients for fresh- water and marine life . As noted above , soil is formed over time as the result of interaction between the living ...
... Soils . Formation of soil . Soils are the basis of support for most terrestrial life and a source of nutrients for fresh- water and marine life . As noted above , soil is formed over time as the result of interaction between the living ...
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CHINA | 36 |
CHINESE LITERATURE | 231 |
CHORDATES CHRISTIANITY | 251 |
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