Elements that are rare on Earth may exist elsewhere, and that could open new avenues for manufacturing, product design, and resource distribution.

地球上罕见的元素或存在于其他星球，这可能为制造活动、产品设计和资源分配开辟新的途径。

Right, so in discussing agriculture and early civilizations, we’ve been approaching history through the lens of resource distribution and geography.

是的，所以在讨论农业和早期文明时，我们一直在通过资源分配和地理的视角来研究历史。