Land Use Data for Latitude -2.75 Longitude -78.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesGrasslands - Intensive pastoralismShrubs - Extensive pastoralism Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsCool Tropic mixedLivestockCattlePigs Poultry CropsBananasBarley Cereals and cereal products Fruits Maize Potatoes Roots tubers Sugar Cane Sugar crops and sweeteners Growing Period (days)180 to 209210 to 239 240 to 269 300 to 329 Soil TypesAndosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)Leptosols (Shallow soils) Luvisols Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter) TerrainMountain 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 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)30 to 4040 to 50 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. |