fertile lands
Rich agricultural regions
Fertile lands are areas of ground capable of producing abundant crops or vegetation.
The phrase appears in agricultural, historical, and biblical contexts to describe regions with rich soil and favorable growing conditions: The settlers sought fertile lands in the river valley.
Figuratively, fertile lands can mean any environment conducive to growth or development.
- breadbasketMajor grain-producing region
- bread basketContainer for dinner rolls
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- amber wavesWindblown golden grain fields
- harvestGathering mature crops
bumper crop · irrigation · river valleys · floodplains · deltas · loamy soil · black soil · fecund · wetlands · temperate zones · growing season · volcanic soil · humus · Nile · cornucopia · verdant · biodiversity · Mesopotamia
fertile landsdepleted soil
Land stripped of nutrients
dead soil · hardpan · wasteland · salt flats · dustbowl
fertile landsdesert
To leave behind completely
wasteland · frozen tundra · parched earth · scorched earth · badlands