Made Of

Everything is made of something.

← What it takes

What it leads to →

2 ways to make it

Made from

soil

Needs

humanswater

3steps from the big bang

115things can go into it

farm

SystemPlace

About a third of Earth's land is used for farming.

First appearedAbout 12,000 years ago

Needed by

city

Source of

cacao treechickencoffee plantcotton plantcowsheepsugar beetsugarcanetomato plantwheat

About a third of Earth's land is used for farming.

From the big bang to farm

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago

Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago

water4.4 bn yrs ago

farmc. 12,000 yrs ago