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The Dry Zone is the agricultural centre of
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preventing monsoons from reaching the region. As a result of these conditions, as well as agricultural and human effects, the Dry Zone has experienced significant
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Traditionally, the Dry Zone has served as the heartland for many states located in present-day
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in a survey prior to 2014, 27% of children in the Dry Zone are chronically malnourished.
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in 2021, residents of the Dry Zone have increasingly been
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Myanmar in the
Fifteenth Century: A Tale of Two Kingdoms
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