Environment

Plants growing in the tundra are specially adapted to cold and windy environments.

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Succulent plants can grow in all continents except for Antarctica.

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Of almost 800 known Pakistani native avian species, such birds as the Pakistani Shaheen and Chukar are national symbols.

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Most of Pakistan's national parks are concentrated in the country's mountainous northern and northeastern regions.

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Pakistan is home to many reptiles from the coasts of the Arabian Sea to the mountains and riverine wetlands

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All of Pakistan's known amphibians are in the Order Anura, comprised by frogs and toads.

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Pakistan Sand Cats and Himalayan Brown Bears are critically endangered, while many of its symbolic national animals are endangered as well.

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Pakistan is a land of high mountains, fertile river valleys, and inhospitable deserts.

July 30, 2019 11:46

Pakistan is a country of diverse landscapes, wildlife, and ecosystems.

July 30, 2019 11:32

The Indus River is the longest of all rivers of Pakistan. The Sutlej and the Chenab are also notable.

July 30, 2019 11:29

K2 on the Chinese border is the tallest mountain in Pakistan, while the Gasherbrum Massif houses 4 of Pakistan's 10 highest peaks.

July 30, 2019 11:23

Located near the convergent boundary of the African and the Eurasian Plate, Italy has many active volcanoes.

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Several of Italy's reptiles are unique to the country's peninsula and its islands.

July 29, 2019 14:34

The Marsican, or Apennine, Brown Bear, is endemic to the Abruzzo region of Italy, where only dozens remain.

July 29, 2019 14:20

National parks in Italy cover about 5%per cent of the country's land and are managed by the Ministry of the Environment.

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Italy's longest river, the Po, flows 405 miles between Monte Viso and the Adriatic Sea.

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Sicily's Mount Etna is the only 3,000+ meter Italian mountain outside of the Alps.

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Topped by Monte Bianco along the French border, Italy's highest peaks are all in the Aosta Valley region.

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Now abandoned, this island was long used to quarantine the diseased of Venice, many of whom were supposedly cruelly experimented upon.

July 29, 2019 12:10

The leaves of some plants are adapted to perform specialized functions.

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