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Fig. 1.10 Map of major types of the land covers ( http://landcovers.usgs.gov/classes.php )
Fig. 1.11 Fragment of the GIMS database that characterizes global distribution of land cover types.
Notation 1 broad-leaved evergreen trees (tropical humid forest), 2 deciduous broad-leaved trees,
3 mixed deciduous broad-leaved and coniferous evergreen trees, 4 coniferous evergreen trees,
5 coniferous deciduous trees, 6 grass, 7 meadows, 8 broad-leaved brushes that are located separately or
as moderate tangles, 9 broad-leaved deciduous brushes that are located separately or on bare soil,
10 tundra, 11 desert (bare soil), 12 tillage for winter wheat cultivation only, 20 long-time or glacier ice