fertile valley

Productive river basin

A fertile valley is a low-lying area between hills or mountains where the soil is especially rich and productive.

Rivers often run through such valleys, depositing nutrients that support abundant agriculture: The fertile valley fed the entire region.

Figuratively, any environment conducive to growth or creativity: Silicon Valley became a fertile valley for tech startups.

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  • lushRichly abundant in growth
  • greenColor of vegetation
  • riverLarge flowing watercourse
  • river basinLand draining to one waterway
  • cropsCultivated plants for harvest

harvest · bumper crop · abundance · farmland · meadow · irrigation · soil · fruitful · milk and honey · pastoral · orchard · golden · wheat · amber waves · vineyard · basin · floodplain · promised land

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agricultural productivity

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Area lacking signal coverage

dustbowl · parched earth · badlands · salt flat · scorched earth

topographic elevation

fertile valleymountain peak

Topmost point of elevation

high desert · mesa · highland · tableland · upland

habitability and abundance

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Area lacking signal coverage

frozen tundra · scorched earth · nuclear wasteland · no man's land · Death Valley

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