History A-Level
Land settlement and agriculture
What Land settlement and agriculture means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Land settlement and agriculture
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Farming along the Hawkesbury River was encouraged, where fertile soil supported grain and food production, though flooding was a challenge.
Topics that use Land settlement and agriculture
- Paper 3, Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 - 2 The birth of British Australia, 1788–1829 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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