Land Use Data for Latitude 36.25 Longitude -79.75

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

Locations

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Oil-bearing crops
Soybeans
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

240 to 269
270 to 299

Soil Types

Acrisols

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
AppleTitanium, Metal, Iron
Buchanan Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Burlington Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Dan River Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Dannemora MineIron, Titanium, Metal
HopkinsTitanium, Metal, Iron
LewisTitanium, Metal, Iron
Long Borrow Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Madison Mine (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Madison Pit and Plant (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Madison Pomona Mine (Surface)Clay
Mrs. Bernard H. Turner ProspectCopper
Ponoma Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Reidsville Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Rockingham 220-N Mine (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Settle Bridge Sand Mine (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Stokesdale Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Stoneville Mine (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Stoneville Quarry (Surface)Stone
TruebloodTitanium, Metal, Iron
Webster Brick Mines (Surface)Clay

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.