Land Use Data for Latitude 38.25 Longitude -96.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Flint Hills tall grasslands ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestockCropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate humidLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsOil-bearing crops
Sorghum
Soybeans
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
180 to 209210 to 239
Soil Types
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 22 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Campbell Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Chase County Quarry (Processing Plant) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Marion Quarry #81g (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Sunflower Quarry & Mill (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.
