Terraced vegetable fields and farm land belonging to Berber farmers in the High Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

View of the hilltop village of Kastro, Kastro, Sifnos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Al Hajir seen from track (Al Barida Road) on western slope of Djebel Ahkdar below Sharaf al Alamayn Pass, 2036m, Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Karokoram mountains and Skardu Valley in Northern Pakistan

A typical Bhutanese home built in a traditional chalet style to suit the alpine surroundings. The central building has a raised roof and wooden-shuttered windows. The surrounding land has been terraced with stone walls.

Karokoram mountains and Skardu Valley in Northern Pakistan

Known as the land of 1000 hills, Rwanda's countryside is reminiscent of a patchwork quilt of small manageable fields growing a variety of crops and agricultural terraces to utilise the land space available. Gitarama, Rwanda, East Africa

Terraced fields for farming cover the hills of northwestern Rwanda.

Terraced fields for farming cover the hills of northwestern Rwanda.

Simple construction homes terraced throughout the hilly countryside in northwest Rwanda

Terraced Rice Field, Tsuchida, Nagasaki Prefecture

Terraced Rice Field, Tsuchida, Nagasaki Prefecture

Terraced rice fields, Yuanyang, China, Yuanyang, China

Terraced rice fields, Yuanyang, China, Yuanyang, China