Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest, is a practice described in the Hebrew Bible that became a legally enforced entitlement of the poor in a number of Christian kingdoms.
Much of the region is an ancient highland, but there is basaltic bedrock near Cooma and Nimmitabel that produce the only true chernozems in the whole continent, which are some of the best soils in Australia.
South America is the fourth largest continent. It has 12 countries and 3 major territories. South America has the world's largest river system (The Amazon). Antarctica is the fifth largest of the seven continents.frica is the second largest continent in the world and has 53 countries. Africa has the world's longest river (The Nile) and world's largest desert (The Sahara). The population of Asia ranks third, behind Asia and Europe.