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Page 193
... important . The P'o - yang Lake plain and Lower Kan and Hsü valleys are the principal areas of rice production ; two crops a year are raised in all parts of the province . Kiangsi also produces a great variety of com- mercial crops ...
... important . The P'o - yang Lake plain and Lower Kan and Hsü valleys are the principal areas of rice production ; two crops a year are raised in all parts of the province . Kiangsi also produces a great variety of com- mercial crops ...
Page 202
... important item of foreign trade for years . About half of the inhabitants of the west are pastoral . Their animals include cattle , sheep , horses , donkeys , and yaks . Forestry . Szechwan is second only to China's Northeast as a ...
... important item of foreign trade for years . About half of the inhabitants of the west are pastoral . Their animals include cattle , sheep , horses , donkeys , and yaks . Forestry . Szechwan is second only to China's Northeast as a ...
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... important factor in the development of coastal landforms . The elements of climate include rainfall , temperature , and wind . Rainfall is important because it provides runoff in the form of streams and also is a factor in producing and ...
... important factor in the development of coastal landforms . The elements of climate include rainfall , temperature , and wind . Rainfall is important because it provides runoff in the form of streams and also is a factor in producing and ...
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