Encyclopedia of World GeographyMarshall Cavendish Corporation, 1994 - Geography This resource describes in words and pictures the diversity of landscapes and people on Earth. It covers topics such as physical and environmental geography, government and politics, animal and plant life, and farming and industry, with contributions from 200 writers worldwide. |
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Introduction 11581159 | 1158 |
Belgium 11741181 | 1174 |
Regional Profiles | 1188 |
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19th century agriculture Amsterdam animals Antwerp Ardennes areas became Belgian Belgium Belgium and Luxembourg birds breeding Brussels chemicals climate coal coast coastal colonial companies country's created crops cultural densely populated deposits dikes drained dunes Dutch east economic environmental estuaries Europe Europe's European Community exports farming fertile Flanders Flevoland flooding forest formed France French German greenhouse habitats Hautes Fagnes heathlands IJsselmeer important industry land landscape language large numbers Liège Low Countries low-lying Luxem Luxembourg major manufacturing manure marsh ment Meuse million natural Nether Netherlands North Sea northern organisms percent plants plateau polders political pollution port production protected province Randstad reclaimed Rhine rivers Roman Rotterdam salt Sambre sand Schelde Schiermonnikoog sea level soil South Holland species sq km Terschelling tidal tion tonnes towns trade urban Utrecht valleys vegetation Waddenzee Wallonia West Frisian Islands western wetland zones