zhè / piàn / shān / qū / qì / hòu / kǔ / hán / shì / hé / zhòng / zhí / de / zuò / wù / hěn / shǎo

这片山区气候苦寒，适合种植的作物很少。

This mountainous region has a bitterly cold climate, so few crops can be grown there.