Land Use Data for Latitude 25.25 Longitude -99.75

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Tamaulipan matorral ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Subtopical humid

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Sorghum
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

90 to 119
120 to 149

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Road Material PitSand and Gravel, Construction
Stone QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction

Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.