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... agricultural lands or with other resources - marine or mineral - had denser populations . During the 19th cen- tury the rise of water - powered manufacturing attracted young people from the agricultural upland towns to the growing mill ...
... agricultural lands or with other resources - marine or mineral - had denser populations . During the 19th cen- tury the rise of water - powered manufacturing attracted young people from the agricultural upland towns to the growing mill ...
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... Agricultural and urban development . The develop- ment of agriculture enabled man to produce greater amounts of food on a more reliable basis and from smaller areas of land than previously had been possible . He lost his direct ...
... Agricultural and urban development . The develop- ment of agriculture enabled man to produce greater amounts of food on a more reliable basis and from smaller areas of land than previously had been possible . He lost his direct ...
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... agricultural region may also have undesirable side effects ; as has been previously noted , these may include the pollution of other areas when the pesticides , herbicides , or other agricultural chemicals blown or washed from farmlands ...
... agricultural region may also have undesirable side effects ; as has been previously noted , these may include the pollution of other areas when the pesticides , herbicides , or other agricultural chemicals blown or washed from farmlands ...
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