diff --git a/Materials/regions/materials.xml b/Materials/regions/materials.xml
index 16d64ac9f..65379d18e 100644
--- a/Materials/regions/materials.xml
+++ b/Materials/regions/materials.xml
@@ -1852,7 +1852,170 @@
1e30
+
+
+ BuiltUpCover
+ Urban
+ Terrain/town-europe-autumn.png
+ Terrain/town-europe.mask.png
+ 1024
+ 1024
+ 100000.0
+
+ 0.05
+ 0.05
+ 0.02
+ 1.0
+
+
+ 500.0
+ 0.9
+ 0.1
+ 0.0
+ 4
+ 8000.0
+ Trees/deciduous.png
+ 8
+
+ 15.0
+ 10.0
+
+
+
+ EvergreenBroadCover
+ EvergreenForest
+
+ Terrain/forest1a.png
+ Terrain/grass_hires.png
+ Terrain/rock.png
+ Terrain/rock.png
+
+
+ -0.1
+ 0.9
+ 0.2
+
+ 2000
+ 2000
+ 10000000.0
+ 4000.0
+ Trees/coniferous.png
+ 8
+
+ 25.0
+ 18.0
+ 1
+ 1
+
+
+
+ ShrubCover
+ ShrubGrassCover
+ ScrubCover
+ Scrub
+ Sclerophyllous
+ Landmass
+ SoneSort
+ Default
+ Island
+
+ Terrain/shrub1-autumn.png
+ Terrain/grass_hires.png
+ Terrain/rock.png
+ Terrain/rock.png
+
+ 2000
+ 2000
+
+ 0.86
+ 0.86
+ 0.86
+ 1.0
+
+
+ 0.1
+ 0.1
+ 0.1
+ 1.0
+
+ 1.2
+ 20000000.0
+ 48000.0
+ Trees/coniferous.png
+ 8
+
+ 25.0
+ 18.0
+ 0.6
+ 0.4
+
+
+
+ Marsh
+ FloodLand
+ SaltMarsh
+ HerbWetlandCover
+ WoodedWetlandCover
+ DeciduousBroadCover
+ DeciduousForest
+ Bog
+ Heath
+
+ Terrain/marsh4a-autumn.png
+ Terrain/grass_hires.png
+ Terrain/rock.png
+ Terrain/rock.png
+
+
+ -0.1
+ 0.9
+
+ 2000
+ 2000
+ 1
+ 40000000.0
+ 30000.0
+ Trees/coniferous.png
+ 8
+
+ 25.0
+ 18.0
+ 0.8
+ 0.3
+ 0.2
+ 1e30
+
+
+
+ DryCropPastureCover
+ DryCrop
+
+ Terrain/dry_pasture4.png
+ Terrain/grass_hires.png
+ Terrain/rock.png
+
+
+ -0.07
+ 0.9
+
+ Terrain/drycrop1.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/scandinavia.xml b/Materials/regions/scandinavia.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05792c918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Materials/regions/scandinavia.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ sim/startup/season
+ summer
+
+
+
+ position/longitude-deg
+ 0.0
+
+
+ position/longitude-deg
+ 35.0
+
+
+ position/latitude-deg
+ 57.0
+
+
+ position/latitude-deg
+ 90.0
+
+
+
+
+
+