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Because the fertile soil of the North China Plain gradually merges with the steppes and deserts of Central Asia, with no natural barriers between the two regions, the plain has been prone to invasion from Central Asia and Manchuria, prompting the construction of the Great Wall of China.
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Because of the means of publication -- science-fiction magazines and cheap paperbacks -- and because dystopian science fiction is still appearing in quantity the full range and extent of this phenomenon can hardly be known, though one fact is evident: the science-fiction imagination has been immensely fertile in its extrapolations.
Because they are wind pollinated and they have weak internal barriers to hybridization, hybridization produces functional seeds and fertile hybrid offspring.
Because of the reliance on the government providing and distributing food and resources and their rapid depletion due to poor planning, starvation appeared even in fertile agricultural areas.
Because of the fertile soil in Union County, the county's farmers required minimal fertilizer.
Because of the town's fertile soil, soon people became settling there as vegetable farmers.
Because of the fertile, irrigated land, farm products increased and with the long growing season in the Rio Grande Valley, farming flourished.
Because history and mythology were considered as plays or dialectics of ideas, a fertile ground for important allegory, using themes from these subjects was considered the most serious form of painting.
Because of the rainfall along the coast, which was abundant compared to other cities in Tripolitania, and supplemental water from underground springs, Misrata's inhabitants were able to engage in unusually fertile agriculture in this largely arid region.
Because of federal restrictions on irrigation, Soil salination is no longer diluted with adequate moisture in fertile areas.
Because Chausies are mostly descended from domestic cats, by about the fourth generation they are fully fertile and completely domestic in temperament.
Because of the lack of these watering holes, many grazing animals are forced to migrate due to the lack of water and feed to more fertile spots.
Because they are generally quite young, Andisols typically are very fertile except in cases where phosphorus is easily fixed ( this sometimes occurs in the tropics ).
Because of a warm southerly climate combined with a reliable supply of water for irrigation from the rivers running off the Sierra Nevada, the valleys of the western Alpujarras are among the most fertile in Spain, though the steepness of the terrain means that they can only be cultivated in small fields, so that many modern agricultural techniques are impractical.
Because milk cows allowed women to wean their children early and become fertile more quickly, indigenous cultures had a number of sayings connecting cattle, milk and population growth, such as the Sotho-Tswana saying, " cattle beget children.
Because of the fertile land around the town it is a local trading center for food grains, agricultural products, and agricultural equipment.
Because of this, farmland stays fertile much longer.
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Because Njazidja is geologically a relatively new island, its soil is thin and rocky and cannot hold water.
Because of greater weathering of the volcanic rock, the soil is relatively rich in some areas.
Because the porosity of the surface soil results in virtually zero runoff, lenses are easily polluted by fecal waste, burials, and chemical spills.
Because of very high rates of evaporation, soil and plants rapidly lose the little moisture obtained from the rain, and vegetation could not survive without extensive irrigation.
Because of poorly defined lines of responsibility, administrative conflicts often occur between local and national authorities of Goskompriroda and between Goskompriroda and a second national agency, the Hydrometeorological Administration ( Gidromet ), which is the main monitoring agency for air, water, and soil quality.
Because the soil is so difficult to cultivate, most of the land is used for cattle pasture.
Because water from pitcher pumps is drawn directly from the soil, it is more prone to contamination.
Because of Israel's relatively new and culturally-mixed identity, Israel does not grant citizenship to persons born on Israeli soil.
Because most weeds are annual grasses, their seeds will only survive in soil for a year or two, so this method will be able to “ weed out ” the weed with only a few years of herbicide application.
Because the soil is perpetually waterlogged, little free oxygen is available.
Because seashells are in some areas a readily available bulk source of calcium carbonate, shells such as oyster shells are sometimes used as soil conditioners in horticulture.
Because of the rich soil and abundant land, many Japanese immigrants are part of Bell Gardens ’ early history.
Because of specific soil conditions and a great deal of open rural land in the area, Hilliard was at one time considered by the Department of Energy as a possible site for the Superconducting Super Collider ; however, that never materialized.
Because of poor soil conditions, early farmers eventually turned to raising dairy herds.
Because deforestation is so extensive, it has made several significant impacts on the environment, including carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, changing the water cycle, an increase in soil erosion, and a decrease in biodiversity.
Because of soil resistance, counterpoise systems are often used, consisting of radial networks of copper cables supported several feet above the ground under the antenna, extending out radially from the mast or vertical element.
Because impervious surfaces ( parking lots, roads, buildings, compacted soil ) do not allow rain to infiltrate into the ground, more runoff is generated than in the undeveloped condition.
Because the water is flushed out of the watershed during the storm event, little infiltrates the soil, replenishes groundwater, or supplies stream baseflow in dry weather.
Because the underlying soil was peat, the weight of the flood bank caused it to rotate and push upwards in the bottom of the channel.
Because of mineral content, ground temperature, and a general lack of soil, areas surrounding the bases of mountains are not suitable for sufficient tree growth, and most trees and shrubs do not reach full size.
Because the last ice age removed the top sediment layer of the soil, the Kola Peninsula is on the surface extremely rich in various ores and minerals, including apatites and nephelines ; copper, nickel, and iron ores ; mica ; kyanites ; ceramic materials, as well as rare earth elements and non-ferrous ores.
Because much of the river's course is across clay soil, the river's waterlevel varies greatly.
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Because of the hot, dry conditions that exist in the California summer and fall, chaparral is one of the most fire-prone plant communities in North America.
Because the holiday comes in the wake of the annual apple harvest, candy apples ( known as toffee apples outside North America ), caramel or taffy apples are common Halloween treats made by rolling whole apples in a sticky sugar syrup, sometimes followed by rolling them in nuts.
Because of its wide range of latitude and seasonal winds, Japan has a variety of climates, with a latitude range often compared to that of the east coast of North America, from Nova Scotia to the U. S. state of Georgia.
Because there were usually few British regulars garrisoned in North America, colonial militia served a vital role in local conflicts, particularly in the French and Indian Wars.
Because of suggestions ( later proven false ) of Plaisted's use of air transport, some sources classify Herbert's expedition as the first confirmed to reach the North Pole over the ice surface by any means.
According to Memi: It is a song against racism, so I wanted to sing it with a North African who was born in France [...] Because of that and because of his talent, I chose K-Mel.
Because they were unaware that several controls needed to be operated to fully activate the repeater system, fire chiefs at their command post in the lobby of the North Tower thought the repeater was not functioning and did not use it, though it did work and was used by some firefighters.
Because North had been granted limited immunity for his Congressional testimony, the law prohibited the independent counsel ( or any prosecutor ) from using that testimony as part of a criminal case against him.
Because of this, all British North America Acts dated before 1949 were passed by the British Parliament, while some of those dated after 1949 were passed by the Canadian Parliament.
Because of its fundamental role in carrying a single phone call, the DS0 rate forms the basis for the digital multiplex transmission hierarchy in telecommunications systems used in North America.
Because its drainage basin includes areas both North and South of the equator, its flow is stable, as there is always at least one part of the river experiencing a rainy season.
Because of this, the terms FSS and DBS are more so used throughout the North American continent, and are uncommon in Europe.
Because it was more a network of trails more than a single trail there were numerous variations with other trails eventually established on both sides of the Platte, North Platte, Snake, and Columbia rivers.
Because Algonquian languages were some of the first with which Europeans came into contact in North America, the language family has given many words to English.
Because Triceratops teeth, horn fragments, frill fragments, and other skull fragments are such abundant fossils in the Lancian faunal stage of the late Maastrichtian ( late Cretaceous, 68 to 65 mya ) Period of western North America, it is regarded as among the dominant herbivores of the time, if not the most dominant herbivore.
Because it is legal in the UK, and because of khat's short shelf life, Britain serves as a main gateway for khat being sent by air to North America.
Because of its location Georgetown ’ s temperatures is moderated by the North-East trade winds blowing in from the North Atlantic and rarely sees temperatures above 31 degrees Celsius.
Because of her time in North Vietnam, the ensuing circulated rumors regarding the visit, and statements made following her return, resentment against her among veterans and those currently serving in the U. S. military still exists.
Because of the differences in international broadcasting, these copies had been converted to the North American NTSC television standard, and so one chunk of the series remained in its native PAL format, but the majority were found in a poorly-converted ( dating long before digital conversion methods ) NTSC state.
Because many areas have plentiful rainfall and mild summers, the Pacific Northwest has some of North America's most lush and extensive forests, which are extensively populated with coast Douglas-fir trees, the second tallest growing evergreen conifer on earth.
Because of Martin's refusal to believe the SIGINT, and his refusal to allow the evacuation of the intelligence staff from the embassy, "( t ) he North Vietnamese captured the entire twenty-seven-hundred-man ( South Vietnamese SIGINT ) organization as well as their equipment.
Because of the canals, the hortillonnages are sometimes called " Little Venice of the North ".
Because Alaska is also on the North American continent, the term continental United States, if interpreted literally, would also include that state, so the term is sometimes qualified with the explicit inclusion or exclusion of Alaska to resolve any ambiguity .< ref >
Because of their location, these two bridges were not replaced in the 1990s reconstruction of the North Central Expressway, and are the only surviving grade separations from the initial construction north from downtown.
Because it includes much of Pamlico Sound, Dare County is the largest county in North Carolina by total area.
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