Land Cover
WorldPhysical EnvironmentLand cover type classifications, including water, evergreen forest, deciduous forest, mixed forest, shrublands, savannas, grasslands, permanent wetlands, urban and built-up, cropland and natural vegetation, snow and ice, and barren or sparsely vegetated
A map illustrates land cover worldwide, categorized by various types such as forests, water, shrublands, savannas, grasslands, wetlands, urban areas, croplands, snow and ice, and barren lands.
Areas shaded in dark green represent evergreen forests, predominantly found in parts of Canada, Russia, Scandinavia, and the western United States. Evergreen forests are also found in the northern region of South America and parts of Africa. Regions with deciduous forests, shown in light green, are primarily located in the eastern United States, central Europe, and parts of Russia and South America. Water bodies are marked in blue, visible in lakes and large rivers such as the Great Lakes and Amazon River. Mixed forests, shaded in green, appear in the northeastern United States, central Europe, and parts of Asia. Shrublands, shown in pink, are found in parts of Australia, the western United States, Northern Canada, Argentina, South Africa, Northern regions of Russia, and central Asia. Savannas, depicted in yellow, are located in regions such as northern Australia, parts of Brazil, Mexico, and central Africa. Grasslands, shaded in orange, cover areas in the central United States, Argentina, Uruguay, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China. Permanent wetlands, marked in dark blue, appear in parts of north-eastern Canada and central Russia. Urban and built-up areas, shown in gray, are concentrated in major cities worldwide. Cropland and natural vegetation, indicated by red, are found in the Mideastern United States, most of India, and parts of Europe, west Africa, Brazil, and Australia. Snow and ice regions, depicted in gray-white, cover Greenland, Antarctica, and the Himalayas. Barren or sparsely vegetated areas, shown in light yellow, are found in deserts like the Sahara in Africa and the Arabian Desert.
Evergreen forest | Deciduous forest | Water | Mixed forest | Shrublands | Savannas | Grasslands | Permanent wetlands | Urban and built-up | Cropland and natural vegetation | Snow and ice | Barren or sparsely vegetated | Carbonate Outcrops | Class | Rank | Percent | Coastal Plain | Northeast | South Central | North Central | Upper Plains | Prairie | East Central | East Central | South Central | Southeast | Southwest | Central | Southwest | Central | Upper Delta | Northeast | South Central | Southwest | Northern Valley | Southwest | Central | Piedmont Plateau | Southeast | Gulf | Northwest | Southeast | Southeast | Northwest | East Central | South Central | Coastal | Southeast | Bootheel | East Central | Appalachian Mountain | Eastern | West Central | Central | Eastern Valley | South Central | Lower Delta | Northwest | North Central | West | Central | West Olympic Coast | Eastern | West Central | Middle | West Ozarks | North Central | Northeast | South Central | West Central | Northeast | East Texas | Central | East Ozarks | Western | West Central Plains | Cumberland Plateau | Northwest | West Central | Northeast | Southern Mountains | North Central | Western | Southwest | Northwest Prairie | Northeast Prairie | North Central | East Central | Mountain | Central | Southeast | North Central | Okanogan Big Bend | Central | Edwards Plateau | South Central | Puget Sound Lowlands | Northeast | East Central | Southern | Central | South Panhandle | West Southwest | West Central | Panhandle | Southern Coastal Plain | East Olympic Cascade Foothills | Northeast | Northwest | Central Mountains | South Central | East Central | Southeast | Southeast | Northern Cascades | Central | Southwestern Mountain | Northeast | North Central | West Central | Allegheny Plateau | North Central | Southwestern | South Central | Low Rolling Plains | Southwest | Southeast | North Central | Northeast | North | West Central | Aleutians | North Central | East Southeast | Willamette Valley | Southwest | Central Piedmont | Central Mountain | Southwest Plateau | North Central | South Central Mountains | Southwest | Central Coastal Plain | Cascade Mountains West | Western Plateau | Central | Northeastern | Blue Grass | Northwest | South Central | Western Piedmont | Southern | Southeast | Central | Northern Coastal Plain | Northern Mountains | Southern Piedmont | Snake Drainage | East Central | Southeast | Central Basin | South Central | Central | West Central | North Central | Northwest | Northeastern | Northern Piedmont | Northwestern | Southeast | Southwest | East Central | East Central | Coastal Area | Southwestern Valleys | South Central | East Slope Cascades | Northeast | North Central Prairies | Southwest | Upper Susquehanna | Lower Valley | South | Northeast | Eastern Piedmont | Southwest | North Central Canyons | Central | East | Middle Susquehanna | Northwest | North Central | Southeast | South Central | North Central | Northeast | Southwest | Northwest | Northeast Gulf | Southwestern Highlands | Central | Sacramento Drainage | Southwest | Tidewater | North Central | South Central | Central Hills | High Plains | Panhandle | Upper Coast | South Central | Central Lakes | Northwestern | North Coast Drainage | Northeast | Southwest | West Central | Appalachian Mountains | Northeastern | Arkansas Drainage | South Central | Southeast | Northwest | Southeast | High Plateau | Upper Snake River Plains | Southeastern | Eastern Highlands | Mohawk Valley | Southwestern Valleys | Central Mountains | Central | Eastern Plateau | West Central | Cheyenne Niobrara Drainage | Northwest | Southwest Lower | Northeast Interior Basins | Northwest Plateau | Western | Northwest | Black Hills | East Central | Northeastern | North Central | South Central Lower | Palouse Blue Mountains | Central | North Central | Northeast Hills | Everglades and Southwest Coast | Northern Mountains | Northwest Gulf | Panhandle | Wind River | Southeast | Southwest | North Central | South Central | Platte Drainage | Northern | Western | West Central | Northeastern Valleys | Southwestern Mountains | Rio Grande Drainage | Northwestern Plateau | Southeast Interior | Southwestern | Northeastern Plains | Central Plains | Lower Southern | Northeast | South Central | Great Lakes | Green and Bear Drainage | Yellowstone Drainage | East Upper | West Central | San Joaquin Drainage | Kansas Drainage | North Central | Lower East Coast | Belle Fourche Drainage | Lower Susquehanna | North Central | Northeast | Trans Pecos | Northeastern Shore | Powder, Little Mo and Tongue Drainages | South Central | Dixie | Upper Southern | Northwest | Central | Northeast | Northern Mountains | Southern Desert | North Central | West Upper | Southeast | Big Horn | West Central Lower | Central | Southeast Lower | Cook Inlet | East Central | Central Coast Drainage | Pocono Mountains | North | West | North | Lower Platte | Northeastern | Central Eastern Shore | Coastal | Northern Plateau | South | Central Lower | 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