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Page 80
... slope gently to the west ; further south are the Patagonian plateaus . Lowlands - the Orinoco , the Amazon , and the ... slopes . In the south , the Andes form a single but very complex chain with many peaks ; one of which - Aconcagua ...
... slope gently to the west ; further south are the Patagonian plateaus . Lowlands - the Orinoco , the Amazon , and the ... slopes . In the south , the Andes form a single but very complex chain with many peaks ; one of which - Aconcagua ...
Page 86
... slopes of the Brazilian Plateau , and the Pacific coast of Colombia and northern Ecuador . The huge Amazon re- gion is the largest and probably the oldest forest area in the world ; it also ascends the slopes of the Andes until it The ...
... slopes of the Brazilian Plateau , and the Pacific coast of Colombia and northern Ecuador . The huge Amazon re- gion is the largest and probably the oldest forest area in the world ; it also ascends the slopes of the Andes until it The ...
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... slopes of the Kolkhida plain ( in the Caucasus ) . These , the most ancient of Soviet soils , are soils of humid subtropical forests , very thick , and rich in iron and aluminum oxides . Abkhaziya and the Talish Mountains are the sites ...
... slopes of the Kolkhida plain ( in the Caucasus ) . These , the most ancient of Soviet soils , are soils of humid subtropical forests , very thick , and rich in iron and aluminum oxides . Abkhaziya and the Talish Mountains are the sites ...
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