Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

Description

This publication presents qualitative and quantitative assessments of data on the organization and distribution of natural resources and land cover available for the  Legal Amazon, based on statistics from the IBGE´s Environmental Database and Information (BDIA), handled by computer applications of spatial analysis. The publication is organized into four thematic chapters on Vegetation, Relief, Soil and Rocks and mineral resources, extensively illustrated with tables, graphs, maps and figures that provide a comprehensive scenario of each one of these aspects in the contexts of the Legal Amazon and the Federation Units that comprise it.