Cyteen had been a silicate-polluted hell when they started agriculture in the low-lying valleys, where domes and the precipitators could create mini-climate.
Located in a low-lying valley, it could not receive the Western television broadcasts that other residents of East Germany secretly savored.
The road climbs through two steep passes with between them a low-lying valley sodden with marsh, which is flooded right through till late spring.
These low-lying valleys are surrounded by mountains and contain rivers and streams, which were good habitat for beaver and other fur-bearing animals.
Typical vegetation includes pine, fir, cypress and spruce trees; the higher altitudes are mostly barren, while and farmland is limited to the low-lying valleys.
He saw clearly the network of the canals which in reality were no canals but low-lying valleys with sparse vegetation.
The native inhabitants of the San Gabriels probably belonged to various tribes of the Tongva people who lived in the low-lying valleys.
To mountain men, a large low-lying valley, such as this, with abundant beaver and game was called a "hole".
In central and western Mexico, the most fertile soil is found among the low-lying valleys.
The geography of the area consists of a wide variety of geographical features, including rocky and rolling hills and low-lying valleys.