semi-arid zone

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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zone
noun[C]
uk
/zəʊn/us
/zoʊn/
an area, especially one that is different from the areas around it because it has different characteristics or is used for ...
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In thesemi-aridzone, communally grazed, locally bred cattle and goats are common.
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The characteristic landform of an almost flat, shallow, terminal lakebed in an arid andsemi-aridzoneis commonly called a playa.
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The wetland is in thesemi-aridzoneand receives an average annual rainfall of about 620 mm.
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Research in such fields as arid andsemi-aridzoneagricultural engineering was transferred to kibbutzim and private farmers on a gratis basis and agricultural knowledge was shared with developing countries.
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In addition, many of the world's livestock farming areas, particularly the semi-arid zones, face uncertainties linked to the impacts of climate change and their ability to maintain production.
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Cultural practices that improve mycorrhizal colonization, especially through moderate phosphate fertilization and/or conservation of soil organic matter, could also improve drought resistance of grapevines in temperate and semi-arid zones.
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In some countries, vast expanses have under 400 millimetres per year, that is, semi-arid zones, while in others the average far exceeds 2 500 or 3 000 millimetres.
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It ranges from high rainfall areas to semi-arid zones.
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The plant is most commonly found in coastal and semi-arid zones in vine scrubs, brigalow woodlands and other locales with infrequent fire.
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Priority was given to the development of new irrigated areas in arid and semi-arid zones.
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