Difference between revisions of "Compendium: Planet Characteristics"
From Imperium:Reclaimed
(→Land Cover) |
|||
| (28 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | == Land Cover == | + | ==Land Cover == |
Habitable planets will have one of the following land cover types: | Habitable planets will have one of the following land cover types: | ||
*<u>Barren</u>: land that is too poor to produce much vegetation and lacks distinguishing physiographic features. | *<u>Barren</u>: land that is too poor to produce much vegetation and lacks distinguishing physiographic features. | ||
| − | *<u>Desert</u>: receives little precipitation | + | *<u>Desert</u>: terrain that receives little precipitation with conditions that are hostile to plant and animal life. Predominate geography consists of sand and dunes. |
| − | *<u>Forest</u>: dominated by perennial plants with long trunks | + | *<u>Forest</u>: dominated by perennial plants with long trunks that support branches and foliage, often categorized as trees. |
| − | *<u>Grassland</u>: flowering plants | + | *<u>Grassland</u>: predominance of hollow stemmed, flowering plants that do not support foliage, often categorized as grass. |
*<u>Ice</u>:extended mass of ice covering the majority of the planet. | *<u>Ice</u>:extended mass of ice covering the majority of the planet. | ||
*<u>Jungle</u>: overgrown forest co-mingled with tangled vegetation. | *<u>Jungle</u>: overgrown forest co-mingled with tangled vegetation. | ||
| − | *<u>Marsh</u>: land that is saturated with water on a regular or persistent basis and is dominated by | + | *<u>Marsh</u>: land that is saturated with water on a regular or persistent basis and is dominated by grass. |
| − | *<u>Mountain</u>: distinct rocky landforms that exhibit significant | + | *<u>Mountain</u>: distinct rocky landforms that exhibit significant relief. |
*<u>Prairie</u>: typically a landscape where the dominate vegetation is grasses and shrubs with few trees. Similar to grassland. | *<u>Prairie</u>: typically a landscape where the dominate vegetation is grasses and shrubs with few trees. Similar to grassland. | ||
*<u>Rocky</u>: flat or nearly flat landscape populated with numerous rocks. | *<u>Rocky</u>: flat or nearly flat landscape populated with numerous rocks. | ||
*<u>Savanna</u>: a grassland or prairie ecosystem populated by trees which do not close to a canopy. | *<u>Savanna</u>: a grassland or prairie ecosystem populated by trees which do not close to a canopy. | ||
*<u>Swamp</u>: land that is saturated with water on a regular or persistent basis and populated with a large amount of trees. | *<u>Swamp</u>: land that is saturated with water on a regular or persistent basis and populated with a large amount of trees. | ||
| − | *<u>Telluric</u>: | + | *<u>Telluric</u>: a mix of land covers with no dominate type. Large oceans are frequently present. |
| − | *<u>Tundra</u>: | + | *<u>Tundra</u>: terrain where the near surface substrata is permanently frozen and populated with vegetation often categorized as shrub, grass, or moss. |
| − | *<u>Wetland</u>: dominated by shallow areas | + | *<u>Wetland</u>: prevailing landscape dominated by shallow areas saturated with water on a regular or persistent basis along with an abundance of aquatic vegetation. |
<center> | <center> | ||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
| style="height:12px"| | | style="height:12px"| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | style="width:517px;" | [[File:JoinTheImperium.png|center|link={{IR_url}}/ | + | | style="width:517px;" | [[File:JoinTheImperium.png|center|link={{IR_url}}/play ]] |
|} | |} | ||
</center> | </center> | ||
[[ Category: Compendium ]] | [[ Category: Compendium ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:05, 4 November 2017
Land Cover
Habitable planets will have one of the following land cover types:
- Barren: land that is too poor to produce much vegetation and lacks distinguishing physiographic features.
- Desert: terrain that receives little precipitation with conditions that are hostile to plant and animal life. Predominate geography consists of sand and dunes.
- Forest: dominated by perennial plants with long trunks that support branches and foliage, often categorized as trees.
- Grassland: predominance of hollow stemmed, flowering plants that do not support foliage, often categorized as grass.
- Ice:extended mass of ice covering the majority of the planet.
- Jungle: overgrown forest co-mingled with tangled vegetation.
- Marsh: land that is saturated with water on a regular or persistent basis and is dominated by grass.
- Mountain: distinct rocky landforms that exhibit significant relief.
- Prairie: typically a landscape where the dominate vegetation is grasses and shrubs with few trees. Similar to grassland.
- Rocky: flat or nearly flat landscape populated with numerous rocks.
- Savanna: a grassland or prairie ecosystem populated by trees which do not close to a canopy.
- Swamp: land that is saturated with water on a regular or persistent basis and populated with a large amount of trees.
- Telluric: a mix of land covers with no dominate type. Large oceans are frequently present.
- Tundra: terrain where the near surface substrata is permanently frozen and populated with vegetation often categorized as shrub, grass, or moss.
- Wetland: prevailing landscape dominated by shallow areas saturated with water on a regular or persistent basis along with an abundance of aquatic vegetation.
 |
