Land Use Data for Latitude 41.25 Longitude -87.25

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

Locations

Map

Kankakee Sands Project and surrounding natural areas

Agricultural Land Uses

Urban land
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Oil-bearing crops

Growing Period (days)

180 to 209
210 to 239

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Unknown

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km²)

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.