Land Use Data for Latitude 37.75 Longitude -94.75

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

Locations

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Oil-bearing crops
Sorghum
Soybeans
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239

Soil Types

Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Planosols

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km2)

0 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Cullor Mine & Mill (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Jasper Quarry and Mill (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Morris 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.