Land Use Data for Latitude 37.25 Longitude -86.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Ecosystems
Temperate humidLivestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Oil-bearing crops
Soybeans
Growing Period (days)
240 to 269270 to 299
Soil Types
AcrisolsLuvisols
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Bowling Green Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Dismal Creek Eastwall Clay Pit (Surface) | Clay, Coal |
| Dismal Creek West Clay Pit (Surface) | Coal, Clay |
| Gary Brothers Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Gully Clay (Surface) | Clay |
| Irving Quarry (Surface) | Limestone, General |
| Johnson Mine Clay Pit (Surface) | Clay |
| Park City Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Ragland Mine & Mill (Underground) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Vincent Prospect Pit (Surface) | Fire Clay (Refractory) |
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.
