Oil Slicks (1990s)
WorldPhysical EnvironmentEconomicGeneralized historical oil slicks.
Geosystems: Intro to Physical Geography
Global map shows oil slicks in 1990s, depicted by black-shaded areas along coastlines, notably in East and Southeast Asia, Arabian Peninsula, East and West Africa, Cape of Good Hope, Mediterranean, Western Europe, North Atlantic, and America coastlines.
Oil Slicks (1990s) | Class | Rank | US dollars | Class | Rank | Percent | 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 | Areas of serious concern | Areas of some concern | Stable terrain | Nonvegetated land | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.20% | 14.5% | 19.2% | 1.92% | 8.00% | 25.6% | 10.8% | 13.6% | 11.2% | 1.28% | 15.7% | 6.41% | 2.18% | 23.0% | 35.0% | 31.0% | 10.1% | |||||||
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