Land Use Data for Latitude 32.25 Longitude -90.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Vicksburg National Military Park |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Ecosystems
Mediterranean humidLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Oil-bearing crops
Seed Cotton
Soybeans
Growing Period (days)
300 to 329Soil Types
Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)Luvisols
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0 to 0.50.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 22 to 10
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Dromgoole Mine (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Highway 27 Gravel Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Lewis Miller Const. Co. Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Loess Belt Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Old 80 Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Southern Belt-Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
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.
