Thanks. That's one nice thread you've put together.
Actually, I re-checked sourboy's first map link and found a workld map that I'd overlooked with resources on it (it's just a bit vague though and missing a lot of data):
http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-mineral-map.htm
BUT this weekend, I was rummaging through some books and found, would you believe it, a 1995 Oxford Encyclopedic World Atlas that I'd forgotten I had and it has EXACTLY what I was looking for (maps of each continent with resources AND power stations, farming, industry, terrain types EVERYTHING. The map is simple, but accurate (the resource map of Europe is particularly good due to the scale).
I would love to scan and post it for all to see (and use, as this is the best I've ever seen by far so I would recommend it to ANY map designer--especially those that make wonderful maps but fail when it comes to proper resource placement
). Problem is, I'm not sure about the legality of this. If it's legal, I'll post it (I'll also post the related political maps so you can determine whose border they fall under).
For general reference, I put together a list of resources and terrain types that I got from the map legends (many mods could use more realistic resources):
Strategic (?)
- Iron Ore
- Nickel
- Chromium
- Tungsten
- Manganese
- Titanium
- Molybebdenum
- Beryllium
- Cobalt
- Vanadium
- Copper
- Tin
- Lead
- Zinc
- Gold
- Silver
- Bauxite
- Gypsum
- Salt
- Coal
- Crude Oil
- Natural Gas
- Asbestos
- Silica
- Uranium
- Potash
- Sodium Sulphate
- Sulphur
- Platinum
- Vanadium
- Mercury
- Magnesium
- Antimony
- Mica
- Diamonds
- Zirconium
- Ferro Alloys
- Phosphate
- Aluminium
- Timber (required by early ships and buildings?)
- Grain (big freight item)
Luxury (?)
Crops:
- Bananas
- Barley
- Citrus Fruits
- Coffee
- Cotton
- Date Palms
- Groundnuts
- Maize
- Millet
- Potatoes
- Rice
- Rubber
- Soya Beans
- Sugar Beet
- Sugar Cane
- Tea
- Tobacco
- Vines
- Wheat
- Flax
- Oats
- Olives
- Rye
- Cacao
- Cloves
- Coconut Palms
- Palm Oil
- Sisal
- Fruit
- Vegetables
- Fruit Trees
- Vineyards
- Market Gardens
(Note that some of these are natural and others planted.)
Livestock:
- Beef Cattle
- Dairy Cattle
- Sheep
Terrain Types:
- Coniferous Forest (replace Pine Forest?)
- Plateaux
- Lowlands
- Shipping Lanes (replace Sea)
- Earthquake Zone (replace Volcano)
- Tropical Forest (replace Jungle)
- Steppe
- Savanna
- Arable Land
- Evergreen
- Non-Productive Land
[Note that the above is all taken from modern maps; historically, much of this would not have been available to civs.]
If you want their uses, you can check online by typing in the resource and definition ro something.
Example: Google, 'definition Copper list of uses'
One of the sites you get:
http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/elements/copper/copper.htm