drylands

drylands

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• 網絡旱地；干旱之地；干旱地區

例句

"Increased aridity is making the drylands the most conflict prone region of the world, " he said.

“干旱的增加正使旱地成為世界上最容易發生沖突的地區，”他說。

Half the world's livestock are raised on drylands and a third of crops, especially wheat.

世界牲畜的一半是在旱地飼養的，還有三分之一的作物，特別是小麥，也是在旱地種植的。

This place was once a byword for poverty, sitting as it does in the middle of Brazil's drylands.

這個地方曾經是處于巴西旱地中部的貧窮的代名詞。

In Africa, where drylands make up about 60 percent of the continent, several groups are working on drylands issues.

在干地占60%的非洲大陸，好幾個組織正在努力設法解決與土地干旱相關的問題。

Researchers in China and India have joined forces to explore the best ways of turning unpromising drylands into productive farming land.

中國和印度的科學家正在合作探索把沒有前景的旱地轉變成多產農田的最佳方法。

Drylands make up more than 40 per cent of global land area and accommodate 35 per cent of the world's population.

旱地占了全球土地面積的40%以上，而且養活了全世界35%的人口。