Land Use Data for Latitude 36.25 Longitude -81.25

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

Locations

Blue Ridge Parkway

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize

Growing Period (days)

240 to 269

Soil Types

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

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

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
115 Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Ashe Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Broyhill DepositMica
Church Prospect (Surface)Copper
Copper ProspectCopper
Dr. Jones Prospect (Surface)Iron, Manganese
Elk Creek Sand Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Eller Property Prospect (Underground)Iron
Fox's Orchard Sillimanite DepositKyanite
George Caborn Prospect (Surface)Copper
King Property Prospect (Underground)Iron
Kirby ProspectMica
Lichtenstein ProspectCopper, Titanium, Metal, Iron
Lowe ProspectMica
Ore Gap Prospect (Surface)Copper
Wike Prospect (Surface)Mica, Beryllium

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.