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Title: Land Reclamation


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Land Reclamation
  • usually known as reclamation, is the process to
    create new land from sea or river beds. The land
    reclaimed is known as reclamation
    ground or landfill.
  • Tokyo Bay gt

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Watch Hong Kong grow!
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New vocabulary for your list
  • Polder- land that is reclaimed from the sea or
    other body of water by diking and drainage.
  • Landfill- a site for the disposal
    of waste materials by burial.
  • Terrace Farming- used to grow crops on sloped
    land. Terraced fields decrease erosion, and
    effective for growing crops.
  • Paddy Fields- is a flooded piece of arable land
    used for growing rice and other crops.

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Longshore Drift- causes the erosion of beaches
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The Netherlands
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Near Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Kansai opened in 1994 to relieve overcrowding at
Osaka Airport
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Land Reclaimed from the sea to accommodate
Tokyos growth
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Dubai
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Terrace Farming in China- Another form of land
reclamation
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