fertile plain
Rich agricultural flatland
A fertile plain is flat, open land with rich soil capable of supporting abundant plant growth.
Plains become fertile through river deposits, volcanic activity, or accumulated organic matter.
The world's great agricultural regions—the American Midwest, Ukraine's steppes, India's Gangetic plain—are fertile plains that feed billions.
Civilizations first arose on the fertile plains of Mesopotamia.
- arable landGround suitable for cultivation
- bottomlandLow-lying land beside rivers
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- breadbasketMajor grain-producing region
grain belt · amber waves · loamy soil · delta · valley floor · silt · fallow land · farm country · cultural landscape · polder · grassland · black earth · steppe · farming land · savanna · pastoral landscape · irrigation system · cultivated
fertile plainmountain range
Series of connected peaks
jagged peaks · mountainous terrain · hilly terrain · canyon lands · plateau
fertile plaindesert
To leave behind completely
sand dunes · Sahara · Death Valley · Gobi · tundra