英语翻译where Native had contented themselves with burning the woods...,the English sought a much more total and year-round control over their animals' lives.这里的where也是做“哪个地方”讲吗

英语翻译
where Native had contented themselves with burning the woods...,the English sought a much more total and year-round control over their animals' lives.
这里的where也是做“哪个地方”讲吗