There is a large quantity of fengcong steepland in karst areas of Southwest China, whose quality of soil getting worse because of unfit land use. So the land use must be changed properly.
西南岩溶区峰丛陡坡类最多，平地非常少，并且在人类的不合理利用下，坡地和平地的土壤质量发生了退化。
2
The coastal cities of Liguria sit on narrow strips of land lying under steep mountains.
利古里亚的那些海滨城市坐落在陡峭山脉下的狭长地带。
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3
Land is so scarce in the crowded countryside near Musanze that farmers struggle to cultivate every foot of the steep, eroding hillsides.