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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Built in the III c. B. C. by emperor Che Houang-ti to protect China from barbarians, it dates from the Ming dynasty, XV-XVII c. in its present state, and extends from sea shore in Po-hai gulf to the southern border of Gobi desert  2, record 1, English, - Great%20Wall%20of%20China

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A region with a mean annual precipitation of 10 inches or less, and so devoid of vegetation as to be incapable of supporting any considerable population.  2, record 2, English, - desert

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Four kinds of deserts may be distinguished :(1) polar or high-latitude deserts, marked by perpetual snow cover and intense cold;(2) middle-latitude deserts, in the basinlike interiors of the continents, such as the Gobi, characterized by scant rainfall and high summer temperatures;(3) trade-wind deserts, notably the Sahara, with negligible precipitation and a large daily temperature range; and(4) coastal deserts, as in Peru, where there is a cold current on the western coast of a large land mass.  2, record 2, English, - desert

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Un désert, par définition, est un pays vide d'habitants; mais on a tendance, quand on parle de désert, à limiter la cause de ce vide d'habitants à la sécheresse. [...] Une bonne définition du désert peut se faire par le quotient de la précipitation par l'évaporation. [...] Une région dans laquelle l'évaporation potentielle excède deux fois les précipitations est un désert. Ceci se traduit par la nature discontinue de la végétation. Enfin, comme autre caractère très important par ses conséquences géologiques, les cours d'eau temporaires des déserts n'arrivent pas à la mer (si on excepte les grands fleuves comme le Nil ou le Colorado, qui arrivent dans le désert avec un volume d'eau considérable). Les matériaux de l'érosion restent donc dans le désert lui-même et sont repris sur place par le vent. Les déserts couvrent environ un quart de la surface de la Terre.  2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9sert

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Región en la que la precipitación es irregular e inferior a 200-250 mm anuales y la cubierta vegetal es inferior a un 5% del suelo.  2, record 2, Spanish, - desierto

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

... phreatic and confined groundwater were sampled for all the wells and springs which would be found during expeditions from 1987 to 1999 including several sites in the Gobi area of Mongolia Republic.  2, record 3, English, - confined%2Daquifer%20spring

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Artesian water is a special type of spring associated with confined groundwater ...  3, record 3, English, - confined%2Daquifer%20spring

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

La nappe est captive immédiatement en amont de la source.  1, record 3, French, - source%20de%20nappe%20captive

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish