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... areas usu- ally consist of one or two very large centres within which are overlapping groupings of localities of ... areas of 500 or more inhabitants and adjoining suburban areas ; well - established towns of fewer than 500 but at least ...
... areas usu- ally consist of one or two very large centres within which are overlapping groupings of localities of ... areas of 500 or more inhabitants and adjoining suburban areas ; well - established towns of fewer than 500 but at least ...
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... areas of the Colorado plateaus were af- fected by the drought ; but the low - sediment - producing , hard - rock areas of the Rocky Mountains were not affect- ed . Thus , during the years 1941-50 the amount of water delivered from the ...
... areas of the Colorado plateaus were af- fected by the drought ; but the low - sediment - producing , hard - rock areas of the Rocky Mountains were not affect- ed . Thus , during the years 1941-50 the amount of water delivered from the ...
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... areas to the urban centres is com- mon ; immigrants are particularly attracted to Freetown and the diamond - mining areas . There is also a floating immigrant population of Ghanaian fishermen along the coast . Areas of predominant ...
... areas to the urban centres is com- mon ; immigrants are particularly attracted to Freetown and the diamond - mining areas . There is also a floating immigrant population of Ghanaian fishermen along the coast . Areas of predominant ...
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