Land Use Data for Latitude 28.75 Longitude -94.75

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

Locations

Map

Western Gulf Coastal grasslands ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Urban land

Ecosystems

Subtropical drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Growing Period (days)

330 to 359

Soil Types

Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2

Population Density (persons per km²)

10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

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.