Land Use Data for Latitude 23.25 Longitude -99.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| El Cielo Reserva de la Biosfera El Cielo |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherCropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Subtopical humidCool Tropic mixed
Warm Tropics drylands
Livestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Sorghum
Growing Period (days)
90 to 119120 to 149
Soil Types
Leptosols (Shallow soils)Vertisols (Heavy clay)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 22 to 10
10 to 50
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
20 to 3030 to 40
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Cerro Gordo Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper |
| Cerro Gordo Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead |
| Las Fortunas Mine | Lead, Zinc |
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.
