Climate: Refers to the average temperature and rainfall patterns in an area.
Rainfall pattern: Refers to the volume and incidence of rainfall over a year and its distribution across the country.
Indigenous vegetation: Refers to the plants that occur naturally in a specific area.
Fauna: Refers to the animals that occur in an area, they need not be indigenous.
Flora: Refers to the plants that occur in an area, they need not be indigenous.
Natural resources: Refers to the living (e.g. plants, animals, and insects) and non-living (soil, climate and water) resources that occur in an area.