Food and Agriculture How We Use the Land

Human beings first appeared on Earth around 35,000 years ago. Like all other animals, early humans could only survive if they found food to eat. At first, people hunted wild animals and gathered wild plants to eat. These hunter-gatherers generally found food in one place and then moved on to other places. Read this title to find out more on how most of our food comes from agriculture, and why some people have too much to eat while others go hungry.