List of terrains in Civ6

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The following is a list of terrains in Civilization VI and its expansions (except Natural Wonders).

Base terrains

Terrain	Base Yield	Notes
Grassland	2 Food
Grassland (Hills)	2 Food 1 Production	Provides defense bonus of 3.
Plains	1 Food 1 Production
Plains (Hills)	1 Food 2 Production	Provides defense bonus of 3.
Desert	None	Can have some special features on it, such as Oasis.
Desert (Hills)	1 Production	Provides defense bonus of 3.
Tundra	1 Food	Extensive regions in the north/south parts of the map.
Tundra (Hills)	1 Food 1 Production	Provides defense bonus of 3.
Snow	None	Extreme north/south of map, past Tundra.
Snow (Hills)	1 Production	Provides defense bonus of 3.
Coast	1 Food 1 Gold	All water tiles next to land. Provides +1 Housing bonus for cities settled there.
Lake	1 Food 1 Gold	Small expanse of water, surrounded by land. Provides fresh water Housing bonus.
Ocean	1 Food	Water tiles far from land. Impassable before Cartography is discovered.
Mountains	None	Impassable. Cannot be worked, but may boost certain Districts. +1 Appeal to adjacent tiles. Can be included in National Parks.

Terrain features

Among the following terrain features, rivers and cliffs are also counted as special types of terrain features, as they do not occupy a tile but rather run between tiles.

Feature	Yield Modifiers	Notes
Woods	+1 Production	Modifies Grassland, Grassland (Hills), Plains, Plains (Hills), Tundra and Tundra (Hills). +1 Appeal to adjacent tiles. Removing Woods provides one-time Production bonus in the city (depending on era).
Rainforest	+1 Food	Modifies Plains and Plains (Hills). -1 Appeal to adjacent tiles. Removing Rainforest provides one-time Food and Production bonuses in the city (depending on era).
Marsh	+1 Food	Modifies Grasslands. -1 Appeal to adjacent tiles. Inflicts Defense penalty of -2. Removing Marsh provides one-time Food bonus in the city (depending on era).
River	None	Connects two separate bodies of water, or a Mountain and a body of water. Requires 3 Movement to cross and carry a 5 Combat Strength penalty to melee units attacking across. +1 Appeal to adjacent tiles. Provides fresh water Housing bonus. Can have areas of Floodplains.
Floodplains	+3 Food (+2 in GS)	Modifies Deserts (in also Plains and Grassland). -1 Appeal to adjacent tiles. Inflicts Defense penalty of -2. Found on flat land adjacent to Rivers.
Oasis	+3 Food +1 Gold	Modifies Deserts. +1 Appeal to adjacent tiles. Provides fresh water.
Cliffs	None	Found on coastal Hills. Blocks embarkation and disembarkation.
Reef	+1 Food +1 Production	Modifies Coasts. Provides Defense bonus of 3.
Ice	None	Impassable. Found on Ocean and Coast tiles in the extreme north/south of the map. starts disappearing once Climate change kicks in.
Volcano	None	Modifies Mountains. Impassable. Can erupt to boost yields and cause damages to surrounding tiles. Can either be dormant or active.
Volcanic Soil	Variable	Found on land tiles near Volcanoes after suffering from eruptions.
Geothermal Fissure	+1 Science	Found near the foot of Mountains or Volcanoes.
Impact Zone	None	Apocalypse Game Mode only. Occurs after a Comet Strike. Impassable.

Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.
Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.

Scenario-specific terrains and features

Gifts of the Nile

• Nile River
• Cataract