How much land to feed a city of 1,000 people
A city of 1,000 people, climate by climate: the countryside its grain comes from and how far a cart must haul it, inland and on a river.
| Climate | Inland | On a river |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical Rainforest | 790 km², 1 day | 790 km², 0.5 days |
| Tropical Dry Forest | 200 km², 0.5 days | 200 km², 0.5 days |
| Temperate Forest | 230 km², 0.5 days | 230 km², 0.5 days |
| Temperate Conifer Forest | 870 km², 1 day | 870 km², 0.5 days |
| Taiga | 1,800 km², 1 day | 1,800 km², 1 day |
| Savanna | 310 km², 0.5 days | 310 km², 0.5 days |
| Grassland | 220 km², 0.5 days | 220 km², 0.5 days |
| Flooded Grassland | 52 km², 0.5 days | 52 km², 0.5 days |
| Alpine Meadow | 1,900 km², 1 day | 1,900 km², 1 day |
| Mediterranean Scrub | 250 km², 0.5 days | 250 km², 0.5 days |
| Hot Desert | 170 km², 0.5 days | 170 km², 0.5 days |
| Cold Desert | 1,700 km², 1 day | 1,700 km², 1 day |
| Barrens | 6,200 km², 2 days | 6,200 km², 1 day |
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