Land Use Data for Latitude 36.75 Longitude -83.75

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

Locations

Cumberland Gap National Hist. Park

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Oil-bearing crops
Soybeans

Growing Period (days)

270 to 299

Soil Types

Acrisols
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Combs Station ProspectZinc, Iron
Ewing Stone Quarry #1& Mill (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Gap CreekSulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Zinc
Gap Creek ProspectLead, Zinc, Iron
Gardner - Minton ProspectsZinc
Gardner - TvaSulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Zinc
Gardner On Powell RiverSulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Zinc
Gardner ProspectZinc, Lead, Iron
Gardner-Minton ProspectsZinc
Gardner-Tva ProspectZinc, Lead, Iron
Hamptonridge Shale Excavation Site (Surface)Clay
Hana Sand & Gravel Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Highway 25-E Roadcut (Surface)Clay
Kings Bend InsideCopper, Lead, Zinc
Kings Bend MineZinc, Lead, Iron
Kings Bend NorthernIron
Kings Bend Prospect InsideZinc
Kings Bend Prospect NorthernIron
Kings Bend Prospect, WestZinc
Kings Bend Prospect, West SideZinc
Love Heirs ProspectLead, Iron, Zinc
Mayfield Mine (Surface)Clay
Old Railroad Shale (Surface)Clay
Robert BruceLead, Zinc, Sulfur-Pyrite
Robert Bruce ProspectZinc, Lead, Iron
Western Kings BendZinc
Wheeler Quarry (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.