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... region of Casamance consists of a Malinke agglomera- tion ; it is a heritage from the epoch when the Sudanic peoples conquered the region . Each village has between 200 and 300 inhabitants living in enclosed compounds and crowded ...
... region of Casamance consists of a Malinke agglomera- tion ; it is a heritage from the epoch when the Sudanic peoples conquered the region . Each village has between 200 and 300 inhabitants living in enclosed compounds and crowded ...
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... regions . Intermediate and modified regions . Passage from one type of soil region to another is gradual , and intermediate regions can be recognized . Moreover , preponderance of allochthonous alluvial soils , waterlogging , or ...
... regions . Intermediate and modified regions . Passage from one type of soil region to another is gradual , and intermediate regions can be recognized . Moreover , preponderance of allochthonous alluvial soils , waterlogging , or ...
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... Region is the most abundant in wild animals and game . Traditional regions . Somalia is perhaps the most ho- mogeneous of the nations of Africa . The country may , nevertheless , be divided into several traditional regions , although ...
... Region is the most abundant in wild animals and game . Traditional regions . Somalia is perhaps the most ho- mogeneous of the nations of Africa . The country may , nevertheless , be divided into several traditional regions , although ...
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