cultivation
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Agriculture is also a major emitter through the methane released by livestock during digestion as well as rice cultivation, where flooded fields create ideal conditions for methane-emitting bacteria.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
The US imports more than 90% of its seaweed, mostly from Asia, where cultivation has centuries of history.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Edmond Albius devised the hand-pollination technique that made vanilla cultivation commercially viable; he died in poverty after emancipation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The team investigated how wild plants responded to early human cultivation and found that farming practices strongly favored individuals that could compete more effectively than their wild ancestors.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
Everywhere else was too cold, too hot, too dry, too wet, or otherwise unsuited for cultivation.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Vocabulary lists containing cultivation
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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