Land Use Data for Latitude 17.25 Longitude -89.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
EcosystemsWarm Tropics humidWarm Tropics sub-humid CropsBananasCoffee Green (also in forestry plantations) Growing Period (days)240 to 269270 to 299 Soil TypesCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence) Leptosols (Shallow soils) TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 8 to 16 Population Density (persons per km2)00 to 2 2 to 10 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)30 to 40Mineral Extraction
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. |