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Humans and Plants
The interaction between humans and plants defines one of the most obvious relationships between civilization and land. Food, fiber, medicine, tools and building materials; the necessities of civilization have all been derived from plants. The vitality of this interaction readily demonstrates the health of the land as well as the society itself.