Environment

The Gobi Desert is a vast stretch of arid landscape in Northern China and Southern Mongolia that is inhabited by unique species adapted to survive in the desert.

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Cambodia's wilds and waters house a number of species of reptiles and fish that are threatened by habitat loss and hunting.

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Gabon houses 13 national parks all of which were established in 2002 and covers 10% of the land area of the country.

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The nine national parks of Slovakia house an exceptional array of wildlife including bears, lynx, wildcats, wolf, marmots, and more.

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South Korea has 17 mountainous, 4 marine and coastal, and 1 historical national park, all of which play a vital role in the protection of the country's wildlife.

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Cambodia hosts a great diversity of avifauna but many species of birds are threatened due to poaching, hunting, habitat destruction.

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In a country where tradition preaches the conservation of the environment, the Chipko Movement proved once again the love of the people for nature.

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The true crocodiles are any one of the 14 extant species of large aquatic reptiles living in the tropics of Asia, Africa, Americas, and Australia.

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A riparian zone is the interface between land and a river or stream and play an important role in biodiversity conservation.

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Paraguay, a small landlocked country in South America, has diverse landscapes, ecoregions, and wildlife that are protected within the national parks of the country.

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A long and narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs that is created by glacial erosion is called a fjord.

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Bays, bights, sounds, and fjords are coastal features with distinct characteristics of their own.

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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides an elaborate classification of soil based on the origin, composition, and other features.

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A cove is a coastal feature, a small sheltered bay on the coast of an ocean, river, or lake, often associated with scenic beauty.

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When an unglaciated river valley is partially submerged leading to the formation of a coastal inlet, it is called a ria.

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When the mainland is attached to an island by a narrow piece of land such as a bar or a spit, the resulting landform is called a tombolo.

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A spit is a stretch of beach material connected to mainland at the proximal end and projecting out into a water body at the distal end.

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Weathering is an important natural process by which rocks, soils, minerals, etc., are broken down by the various forces of nature.

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A playa lake is an ephemeral lakebed, meaning that the lake is filled with water only for transient time periods.

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An oasis is an isolated patch of land in a desert surrounding a source of water which allows vegetation to grow.

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