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Relatively Small Areas: Apart from a relatively small areas subarctic fringe in the extreme north, most of Europe is in the temperate zone. The distance from the Atlantic Ocean and the situation of the mountains create a climatic subdivision of Europe into marine areas to the west, Mediterranean areas to the south and continental areas to the east.
Charcoal, broken bits of pottery and relatively small areas pebbles, fine-grained sand, and soil are needed for the bottom of the habitat; sand from American deserts may be used, contains much rich soil. Also collect several rocks. Obtain succulents and relatively small areas cacti, both tall growing and low growing. Collecting permits are now usually required to gather succulents and cacti in most desert areas of the United States. Check regulations before attempting to collect in these areas.
Industry, hemmed into undesirable sections of the city, unable to expand, its flow of materials hindered by traffic, also realized that outlying areas were more satisfactory places in which to locate. The effects of these various movements were interacting and cumulative. The cities were left with developed but obsolete areas, into which no one would invest money because no single enterprise could reverse the trend. Not only were the land valuations very high—paradoxically often the most badly decayed areas were valued the highest—but also the multiplicity of relatively small areas holdings made the acquisition of large plottage a virtual impossibility. |
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