Land Use Data for Latitude 37.25 Longitude -79.75

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

Locations

Booker T. Washington National Monument

Agricultural Land Uses

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

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Oil-bearing crops
Soybeans
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239
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)

0 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
(Underground)Manganese
 Titanium
Bedford Mine & Mill (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Blue RidgeIron
Bonsacks ProspectZinc, Lead
Brushy Run Prospect (Surface)Iron, Manganese
Bush Farm Prospect (Surface)Titanium
Caldwell ProspectBarium-Barite, Zinc
Caldwell Prospect (Surface)Barium-Barite
Daleville Opening (Surface)Iron
Foutz Magnetite ProspectIron
Grassy Hill ProspectCopper
Hales Ford ProspectsFeldspar, Garnet, Mica
Huffman ProspectBarium-Barite
Martin Prospect (Surface)Zinc, Lead
No. 6 (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Number 1 Mine (Surface)Clay
Overstreet ProspectFeldspar
Quarry Number 2 (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
R E Nance ProspectFeldspar, Mica
RoanokeTitanium, Metal
Roanoke Electric Steel/Roanoke, Va. (Processing Plant)Iron
Rockydale Quarry (Surface)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Simmons Ilmenite Deposit (Surface-Underground)Titanium
Stoner Mine (Surface-Underground)Manganese
Troutville ProspectZinc, Lead
Troutville ProspectLead, Zinc
WebsterBloating Material
Woolridge ProspectsFeldspar

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.