Land Use Data for Latitude -5.25 Longitude -79.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsCool Tropic mixedWarm Tropics drylands LivestockCattleGoats Pigs Poultry Sheep CropsCereals and cereal productsMIXED Roots tubers Stimulant crops Growing Period (days)60 to 8990 to 119 120 to 149 150 to 179 Soil TypesCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2% Mountain > 2500 Slopes (degrees)5 to 88 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)2 to 1010 to 50 50 to 250 above 250 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)30 to 40Agricultural 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. |