Today many of these valuable royal artifacts are being purchased by wealthy Russians, and many are then returned to Russia. Why would such Russians be interested in - spending huge sums of money in the process - purchasing these royal Russian artifacts? What do you think motivates them to do so?

Match your vocabulary word to its definition. 1. hectare reduced ability of the soil to support life 2. land degradation of spain and portugal 3. mangrove the pressing of soil particles closer together reducing the amount of air between particles 4. salinization 2.5 acres 5. junta group that controls the government 6. iberian small tropical tree 7. compaction higher than normal salt content in the soil