ABSTRACT
Wielkopolska is a historical region situated on the Central European Plain, in the drainage of the Warta, a tributary of the Odra. In comparison to other regions of Poland, Wielkopolska has had a unique history that is reflected in its economic structure. There are two basic types of natural landscape: the plain and undulating landscape of the lowlands and the landscape of valleys and depressions. Agriculture is the form of human activity that has had a decisive impact on the landscape throughout history. The origins of agriculture are related to the Neolithic revolution, or the process of transforming societies of hunters and gatherers into semi-settled and settled societies of food producers. Intensive farming is characterized by extremely heavy inputs of matter and energy into agroecosystems by man. An important aspect of the agricultural landscape is rural settlement. Its most common form is a compact village consisting of a dozen to several dozen homesteads.
