Environment

Civil unrest, corruption, and rampant poverty contribute to worsen the threats faced by the Democratic Republic of the Congo's mammals.

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Binga, Mozambique's highest point, is situated along the border with Zimbabwe and reaches 7,992 feet above sea level.

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Much of the world's crop outputs are grown in areas receiving little precipitation without the use of irrigation.

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This fertile valley crossing into Lower Galilee and the Samarian Highlands of Israel is one of the most important agricultural regions in the Middle East.

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One of the major inflows of the Mississippi, the Red River of the South drains 66,000 square miles of land area.

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Burundi's environmental landscape is a mix of highland forests and savanna grasslands.

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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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Looking at interactions between the Earth's water, ice, rock, living things, and atmosphere gives a well-rounded picture of our planet.

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Headwaters are simply the initial source of the water in a river, opposite of either its emptying point or confluence with another water body.

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Meromictic lakes are lakes whose layers of water do not intermix unlike the majority of freshwater lakes.

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Named the Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis) for its small size among weasels, it is still a proficient hunter throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere.

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Some of Germany's most important industries are centered in this area housing Bochum, Dortmund, Duisburg, and Essen.

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Seven of the eleven vulture species in Africa are on the verge of going extinct.

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Kebnekaise, situated well north of the Arctic Circle, is Sweden's highest mountain at 6,909 feet in elevation.

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South America hosts some of the biggest deserts in the world like the Atacama Desert and the Patagonian Desert.

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The African Great Lakes are a collection of large and small lakes that provide a stable ecosystem for unique flora and fauna.

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This bird's blue feet make it appear as peculiar as a creature out of 'Alice in Wonderland'.

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Bazardüzü along the border with Russia is Azerbaijan's highest peak at 14,652 feet above sea level in elevation.

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Four lakes in Alberta, Canada have an area greater than 400 square km: Lake Athabasca, Bistcho Lake, Lake Claire, and Lesser Slave Lake.

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