The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... veld , which is even better adapted to withstand long droughts . The meaning of the term " veld " in South Africa differs widely from that of its English etymological equivalent " field " . Here , as in so many cases , the geographical ...
... veld , which is even better adapted to withstand long droughts . The meaning of the term " veld " in South Africa differs widely from that of its English etymological equivalent " field " . Here , as in so many cases , the geographical ...
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... veld is often interspersed with numerous trees , and is then indicated as bush veld , a savanna formation . This consists of open parklands , which must be clearly distinguished from true forest , as there is always enough grass for ...
... veld is often interspersed with numerous trees , and is then indicated as bush veld , a savanna formation . This consists of open parklands , which must be clearly distinguished from true forest , as there is always enough grass for ...
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... veld have been taken over for whole geographical regions . Bush Veld as a proper name indicates the region with this type of vegetation in the northern Transvaal , regardless of the fact that there are large areas of bush veld in ...
... veld have been taken over for whole geographical regions . Bush Veld as a proper name indicates the region with this type of vegetation in the northern Transvaal , regardless of the fact that there are large areas of bush veld in ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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