semi-arid regions

collocation in English

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semi-arid
adjective
uk
/ˌsem.iˈær.ɪd/us
/ˌsem.iˈer.ɪd/
a semi-arid area or climate (= general type of weather) has little rain but is not ...
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region
noun[C]
uk
/ˈriː.dʒən/us
/ˈriː.dʒən/
a particular area or part of the world, or any of the large official areas into which a country ...
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Such systems are most likely to be found in areas with a high annual precipitation, although some semi-arid regions may also be included.
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Such scarcity is typical of arid and semi-arid regions where irrigation projects bring former deserts into agricultural production.
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It cannot be pretended that the expansion of new farms in very risky semi-arid regions leads to healthy farm incomes.
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However, this tactic is not consistently effective, especially in semi-arid regions with erratic rainfall.
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The annual pattern of decomposition observed in the 0.1-mm cage is typical of semi-arid regions.
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Some communities in semi-arid regions turned to agriculture for the first time, only to be struck by locusts and drought.
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However, the interactions between trees, soils and crop growth in semi-arid regions are barely understood yet.
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Throughout their study the authors argue that the development of intensive agricultural technology is quite simple, and that many climatic constraints to progress in semi-arid regions can be easily overcome.
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We already provide assistance for international research, including institutions concerned with arid and semi-arid regions.
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Then there is the rather revealing mention on page 39 of the difficulties of generating improvements in semi-arid regions under population pressures.
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The north and north-west are likely to have plenty of water—more even than now—but the south and south-east could become semi-arid regions.
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It is typically found on periodically flooded land in arid and semi-arid regions.
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This might be during periods when agricultural activities leave the soil bare, or in semi-arid regions where vegetation is naturally sparse.
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Their distribution extend into semi-arid regions along rivers.
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They are characteristically known as the hopping rodents of the desert and semi-arid regions.
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Desertification is an environmental process of ecosystem degradation in arid and semi-arid regions, often caused by human activity.
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Usually this is done in semi-arid regions in order to conserve moisture for the next season.
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Soil profiles in arid and semi-arid regions are also apt to accumulate carbonates and certain types of expansive clays.
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This condition is common in semi-arid regions and the trees are already stressed by dehydration.
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