Angus Khan
Chieftain
I looked at Land Use, Soil and Rainfall maps. I'm leaning towards the Land Use maps. Any suggestions? 
What type of reference map is best to use to distinguish plains from grassland?
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A Silly Goose
Goose of Silliness
Civ IV bases it on latitude, with jungle being on the equator, going north or south getting you desert, then plains, then grassland, then tundra, and finally arctic at the "poles."
Thus, I'd say it's reasonable to assume that plains are supposed to represent an area more arid and/or typically warmer than grasslands, but not to such an extent so as to be rendered barren, like a desert is.
I'll have to suggest you go with a rainfall map, and a map displaying average temperatures would probably be good to look off of too. A land use map is something I would use for placing resources.
Thus, I'd say it's reasonable to assume that plains are supposed to represent an area more arid and/or typically warmer than grasslands, but not to such an extent so as to be rendered barren, like a desert is.
I'll have to suggest you go with a rainfall map, and a map displaying average temperatures would probably be good to look off of too. A land use map is something I would use for placing resources.
Head Serf
Emperor
I like using sattelite photo color, despite the huge amounts of grasslands they often lead me to produce.
