Land Use Data for Latitude 32.75 Longitude -79.75

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

Locations

Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

Agricultural Land Uses

Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Urban land

Ecosystems

Subtropical drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Oil-bearing crops
Seed Cotton
Soybeans
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

330 to 359

Soil Types

Acrisols
Podzols

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
(Facility) Charleston Smelter (Processing Plant)Chromium
Airco Alloys (Processing Plant)Iron
Charleston County MineREE, Thorium
Cross Country Mine (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Cross Creek Mine (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Folly BeachIron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium
Fort Moultrie QuadrangleZirconium, Titanium, Iron, Thorium
Island PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Clay
Isle of Palms (Area 1)Iron, Titanium, Zirconium
Isle of Palms (Area 2)Iron, Titanium, Thorium
Sewee Bay QuadrangleTitanium, Iron, Zirconium
Shell Point (Mt. Pleasant Pit)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Wando QuadrangleTitanium, Iron

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.