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| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 29 minutes | | Format: | Color, DVD, NTSC | | Studio: | Educational Video Network, Inc | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.33:1 | | Release Date: | April 12, 2004 | | Sales Rank: | 126,512th |
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The areas of the earth with low amounts of annual rainfall maintain a fragile balance of life, a balance that human exploitation often tilts toward the side of permanent desertification. |
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