For lumber it is where it is rainy but not flooding in rain because if it is flooded in rain it will have rotten layers inside making it bad to use and will not be safe to use.
Fertile soil and mild climate!
As the geology on an expedition to a newly discovered, earthlike planet,to located the first permanent settlement in order to avoid an earthquake zone, you considering avoiding a location with: a. a young mountain range along a continental coast.
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