Land Use Data for Latitude 31.75 Longitude -96.75

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

Locations

Texas blackland prairies ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Subtropical drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239
240 to 269

Soil Types

Vertisols (Heavy clay)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Mckinney Pit (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Mexia Quarry & Plant (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Portable Crusher No. 1 (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken

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.