Environmental

LIGHT
- Sunlight: in large cities such as Tokyo there are "sunshine laws" that protect people's right to sunlight
- Artificial light: street lamps, headlights, commercial buildings, billboards
- Heat/temperature
- Length of days (sunrise to sunset)
- Reflection
- Refraction
- Absorption


WIND
- Natural disasters: hurricanes, tornadoes
- Seed dispersal
- Prevailing direction of breeze
- Used for power: ships, windmills, wind farms
- Air quality and pollution

GEOLOGY
- Elevation
- Type of soil and rock
- Seismic conditions
- Erosion, floodplains
- Landmark formations
- Mineral/oil deposits