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*<u>Desert</u>: receives little precipitation which results in harsh conditions that are hostile to plant and animal life. Geography often consists of sand, dunes, and exposed rock. | *<u>Desert</u>: receives little precipitation which results in harsh conditions that are hostile to plant and animal life. Geography often consists of sand, dunes, and exposed rock. | ||
*<u>Forest</u>: dominated by perennial plants with long trunks supporting branches and foliage. | *<u>Forest</u>: dominated by perennial plants with long trunks supporting branches and foliage. | ||
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*<u>Grassland</u>: flowering plants often with a steam that is hollow but does not support foliage. | *<u>Grassland</u>: flowering plants often with a steam that is hollow but does not support foliage. | ||
| − | *<u>Ice</u>: | + | *<u>Ice</u>:extended mass of ice covering the majority of the planet. |
*<u>Jungle</u>: | *<u>Jungle</u>: | ||
*<u>Marsh</u>: | *<u>Marsh</u>: | ||
Revision as of 03:03, 5 August 2017
Land Cover
Habitable planets will have one of the following land cover types:
- Barren: predominately land that is too poor to produce much or any vegetation.
- Desert: receives little precipitation which results in harsh conditions that are hostile to plant and animal life. Geography often consists of sand, dunes, and exposed rock.
- Forest: dominated by perennial plants with long trunks supporting branches and foliage.
- Grassland: flowering plants often with a steam that is hollow but does not support foliage.
- Ice:extended mass of ice covering the majority of the planet.
- Jungle:
- Marsh:
- Mountain:
- Prairie:
- Rocky:
- Savanna:
- Swamp:
- Telluric:
- Tundra:
- Wetland: