diff --git a/Materials/regions/materials.xml b/Materials/regions/materials.xml
index 807cb2b05..e811f12f3 100644
--- a/Materials/regions/materials.xml
+++ b/Materials/regions/materials.xml
@@ -2867,6 +2867,113 @@
0.1
+
+
+
+
+
+ MixedCropPastureCover
+ MixedCrop
+ ComplexCrop
+
+ Terrain/cropgrass-madagascar.png
+ Terrain/tundra-hawaii-green.png
+
+
+ 0.5
+
+ 2000
+ 2000
+ 2000000.0
+ 1
+ 0.9
+ 0.1
+ 0.7
+ 1e30
+
+
+
+
+
+ DeciduousBroadCover
+ DeciduousForest
+ Bog
+ Heath
+
+ Terrain/rainforest-hawaii.png
+ Terrain/tundra-hawaii-green.png
+
+
+ 0.5
+
+ 2000
+ 2000
+ 10000000.0
+ 4000.0
+ Trees/tropical.png
+ 8
+
+ 25.0
+ 15.0
+ 1
+ 0.85
+
+
+
+ EvergreenBroadCover
+ EvergreenForest
+ Effects/forest
+
+ Terrain/forest1a.png
+ Terrain/tundra-hawaii-green.png
+
+
+ 0.5
+
+ 2000
+ 2000
+ 10000000.0
+ 4000.0
+ Trees/coniferous.png
+ 8
+
+ 25.0
+ 18.0
+ 1
+ 1
+
+
+
+ DryCropPastureCover
+ DryCrop
+
+ Terrain/dry_pasture4.png
+ Terrain/dirtrock.png
+ Terrain/tundra-hawaii-green.png
+
+
+ 10.0
+
+ Terrain/drycrop1.mask.png
+ Terrain/drycrop2.mask.png
+ Terrain/drycrop3.mask.png
+ 2000
+ 2000
+ 1
+ 0.9
+ 0.1
+ 0.6
+ 1e30
+ 2000000.0
+
+ 10000.0
+ Trees/mixed.png
+ 8
+
+ 20.0
+ 12.0
+
+
diff --git a/Materials/regions/south_africa.xml b/Materials/regions/south_africa.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db54946fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Materials/regions/south_africa.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ sim/startup/season
+ summer
+
+
+
+ position/longitude-deg
+ 9.0
+
+
+ position/longitude-deg
+ 36.0
+
+
+ position/latitude-deg
+ -37.0
+
+
+ position/latitude-deg
+ -21.0
+
+
+
+
+
+