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location > climatic zones > semi-arid zones

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Created: 2023-12-05T13:22:26

Last modified: 2024-06-07T14:38:56

Change note: The preferred label in English for this concept changed from "semiarid zones" to "semi-arid zones" on 15 December 2023, in line with FAOSTYLE.

semi-arid zones  

Definition

  • Information Regions of moderately low rainfall, which are not highly productive, usually classified as rangelands. "Moderately low" is widely accepted as between 100 and 250 mm of precipitation per year.

    Created: 9/5/24

    (en)

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    Created: 1981-01-09T00:00:00Z

    Last modified: 2025-02-14T10:10:09

    Notation: 6963

    semiarid zones (en)

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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6963

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