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Because of the mountainous terrain, the existing network consisted of narrow gauge lines, which generally took indirect routes and could not be adapted to higher speeds.
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Because about 70 % of South Korea's land area is mountainous and the population is concentrated in the lowland areas, actual population densities were in general greater than the average.
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Because until comparatively recently most Galicians lived in many small towns and villages in a remote and mountainous land, the language changed very slowly and was only very slightly influenced from outside the region.
Because cartographers usually made their observations far away from the mountainous remote areas and also because the Dent d ' Hérens is sometime hidden behind the Dent Blanche thus less visible, the latter received the name.
Because of its twisting, mountainous segments and overloaded traffic conditions on its eastern leg, State Route 138 east of Palmdale and west of Interstate 15 is the site of numerous serious auto accidents as of 2004, according to CHP data.
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Because of this mountainous inland location, Bonghwa has a colder climate than most of the province, with an average annual temperature of 10 ° C.
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Because of its mountainous terrain on the east, it was also an ideal site for the guerrillas who fought the Japanese forces.
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Because of the tortuous terrain in places, villages and towns in the mountains — to which travel via motorized vehicles are of little use — are still located in the high Andes of Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador.
Because the rugged terrain has made the land difficult to traverse and equally difficult to cultivate, this area has not been highly developed.
Because of the landlocked, hilly terrain common plant foods in Massachusetts are similar to those of interior northern New England-including potatoes, maple syrup, and wild blueberries.
Because armies and terrain can be combined in all possible ways, miniatures wargaming is generally more varied and flexible than other forms of wargaming.
Because of the terrain surrounding the road, it was also closed due to bush-fires in 1962 and 1964 ; particularly in areas with nearby camp-sites.
Because off the territory's small land mass and flatter terrain, these methods make more sense on Anguilla than on many other Caribbean islands.
Because of the obvious advantages a buggy can afford on some terrain, they are also used by the military.
Because each race is very long, trails of natural terrain are generally used.
Because New Preston's steep, rocky terrain presents significant constraints to development, most viable development sites were utilized prior to 1900, making contemporary construction of new homes and businesses rare.
Because the ankle bone is placed over the heel bone, these rays are adjacent near the toes but overriding near the heel, and together they form the arches of the foot that are optimized to distributed compressive forces across an uneven terrain.
Because of the inaccessibility of the terrain there was really no other way to haul the wind blown tree trunks from the affected areas.
Because of the steep rise in elevation and fjords cutting through the terrain, the amount of precipitation is very high.
Because the terrain was extremely rugged and lacked any major sources of wealth such as mineral riches, the area that is now Montenegro became a haven for residual groups of earlier settlers, including some tribes who had escaped Romanisation.
Because of their extremely steep terrain ( often located in summer at ski resorts ), downhill courses are one of the most extreme and dangerous venues for mountain biking.
Because the hobbyist must claim more ownership for adapting a complex system to the ever changing needs of the technical terrain, zeal and enthusiasm is common amongst the many different groups attracted to operating system development.
Because of the lack of roads and difficult terrain, many of these are inaccessible by land.
Because the terrain and vegetation were uniform in each of the natural zones, the Soviet Union, as a whole, presented an illusion of uniformity.
Because of the rough and uneven terrain, the Spanish forces could not easily be outflanked.
Because of limited level terrain, rather than leveling large stretches of sloping agricultural land, the airport is built primarily on reclaimed land on the coral reef just off-shore.
Because of the line of sight propagation of UHF signals, experienced users consider such ratings to be wildly exaggerated, and some manufacturers have begun printing range ratings on the package based on terrain as opposed to simple power output.
Because of intense PAVN sniper and mortar fire ( and the terrain ) it took until nightfall for the relief force to reach the beleaguered battalion.
Because of the rugged terrain, few roads and little police protection, these settlements are isolated.
Because of this rapid growth, and the ruggedness of the terrain, it was impossible to lay out an orderly set of streets.
Because the ridge generates such varied terrain, it is the home of several plant and animal species that are state-listed or globally rare.
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