Illinois is primarily agricultural land for cereal crops with most large cities and populations concentrated in the North East. The state is lightly forested, but mainly consists of rolling prairies with the Mississippi River along the entire West boarder, Lake Michigan in the North East and multiple rivers and lakes dotted in the middle. Summer Rainfall is regular and moderate at 33" annually. Most corn and wheat farms don't require supplemental irrigation. Winters can get below 0 in the North were 6-24" of snow per storm is common. Winters are more moderate in the South, however the Southern end of the state is prone to summer tornadoes. Spring Melt Water often floods river valleys and low lands. There are no large predator animals, but sports game in Deer, Canadian Geese, Wild Turkey and Fishing. Illinois is the only NO-CARRY state. This means it is illegal to have a weapon on your person at any time in any condition. Home defense weapons are common and legal. However, the City of Chicago does have prohibitively high taxes on firearms. The only significantly large military base is the Great Lakes Navel Base Just North of the City of Chicago. The majority of the state covers un-mined coal deposits in the South East and several wind farms in the South and the West of the state.