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121Kenya — Kenyan, adj., n. /ken yeuh, keen /, n. 1. a republic in E Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British crown colony and protectorate. 28,803,085; 223,478 sq. mi. (578,808 sq. km). Cap.: Nairobi. 2. Mount, an extinct volcano… …
122Sahel — Sahelian, adj., n. /seuh hayl , heel /, n. the arid area on the S flank of the Sahara desert that stretches across six countries from Senegal to Chad. * * * Arabic Sāḥil Semiarid zone, western and north central Africa. Extending from Senegal… …
123Climate change feedback — See also: Avoiding dangerous climate change, Runaway climate change, and Abrupt climate change Climate change feedback is important in the understanding of global warming because feedback processes may amplify or diminish the effect of each… …
124Desert greening — A satellite image of the Sahara; the world s largest hot desert and third largest desert after Antarctica and the Arctic. Desert greening consists of any of a number of methods used to revitalize deserts. So far only arid and semi arid desert are …
125Protected areas of China — This article lists the nationally protected areas of China. There are many forms of protected areas in China. Based on their relative importance, each type of protected area can be further graded into two to three levels (national, provincial and …
126désert — 1. désert, erte [ dezɛr, ɛrt ] adj. • 1080 aussi « abandonné »; lat. desertus 1 ♦ Sans habitants. Île déserte. ⇒ inhabité. Campagne déserte. ⇒ désertique, désolé, sauvage. « À mesure qu on approche de Port Royal, le pays se fait plus désert »… …
127контроль за опустыниванием — — [http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langcode=en] EN desertification control Remedial and preventive actions adopted against desertification include irrigation, planting of trees and grasses, the erection of fences to secure sand …
128Geography of Brazil — The country of Brazil occupies roughly half of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil covers a total area of 8,514,215 km² (3,287,357 sq mi) which includes 8,456,510 km² (3,265,076 sq mi) of land and 55,455 km² (21,411 sq mi) of… …
