The Natural World

Plateaus a plateau, also called a high plain or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain.

Tropical Wet Tropical Wet and Dry Tropical wet is hot and humid with over 100in of Rainfall each year Tropical Wet/Dry Wet Hot wet summers and warm dry winters. 50in of rainfall

Semiarid and Desert Semiarid: Hot summers mild to cold winters Desert is just HOT and DRY, but can get cold at night

Mediterranean Hot dry summers Cool moist winters

Tundra Cold summers VERY cold winters

Polar Freezing cold all year round.

Highlands Climate varies depending on elevation and global address

Natural Resources Things created in nature that can be used by man

COAL

COAL

Metal and Minerals They are mined using many different methods depending upon the geography

Precious Metals

Crude Oil Can be processed into several different usable energy sources It can be drilled for on land or at sea

Oil Pollution

Precious Gemstones

LUMBER Countless uses, and renewable, provided there is no over-logging.