Overgrazing (again, widely practised by "traditional" cultures) causes soil erosion and turns fertile pasture into desert.

过度放牧（这同样也被“传统的”耕作所广泛采用）导致了土壤浸蚀，并把肥沃的草原变成了沙漠。

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Other proposed features: a Mongolian performance hall and a herdsman specialty food restaurant, in celebration of desert and grassland cultures.

其他规划的特色还包括：蒙古族艺术厅和草原特色的酒店，以弘扬沙漠和草原文化。

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Separated from the American and Mexican heartlands by a blazing furnace of desert, the Valley has developed a distinctive blend of cultures.

ECONOMIST: One river, one country