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The more exposed coastal portions of the region contrast sharply in respect of
rainfall with interior locations , but differences in temperature conditions are less
marked than those of Mediterranean Chile . The following statistics summarize ...
The more exposed coastal portions of the region contrast sharply in respect of
rainfall with interior locations , but differences in temperature conditions are less
marked than those of Mediterranean Chile . The following statistics summarize ...
Page 14
The purity of Castilian Spanish has suffered somewhat in its new environment
and , while less adulterated and less carelessly spoken than in Argentina , it
lacks the purer qualities of urban Peru . Regional differences are also clearly ...
The purity of Castilian Spanish has suffered somewhat in its new environment
and , while less adulterated and less carelessly spoken than in Argentina , it
lacks the purer qualities of urban Peru . Regional differences are also clearly ...
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Wheat is not unimportant , but the region grows less than a third of the Chilean
crop , and less than 5 per cent of its oats . Nearly all the country's maize , grown
as a fodder crop , is derived from this region . * 1,000,000 . • 40,000 acres in 1947
.
Wheat is not unimportant , but the region grows less than a third of the Chilean
crop , and less than 5 per cent of its oats . Nearly all the country's maize , grown
as a fodder crop , is derived from this region . * 1,000,000 . • 40,000 acres in 1947
.
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Contents
THE PEOPLE | 12 |
HISTORY AND POLITICS | 29 |
GENERAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS | 47 |
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| Title | Chile: An Outline of Its Geography, Economics, and Politics Chatham House Online Archive |
| Author | Gilbert J. Butland |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1956 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 17 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 128 pages |
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