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  ClimateClimate – Areas such as the Sahara have extremely dry climates. Burkina Faso is a good example. Soils tend to be poor, it is difficult to grow crops and there is always the danger of famine. Because of the difficult conditions it is very hard to attract industry to these regions
 


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