Land Use Data for Latitude 40.25 Longitude -78.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Allegheny Portage Railroad Nat'l Hist. Site Johnstown Flood National Memorial |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Ecosystems
Temperate humidLivestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Oats
Growing Period (days)
210 to 239Soil Types
AcrisolsCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Ball Clay | |
| Clay | |
| Bethlehem Steel--Johnstown, Pa. (Processing Plant) | Iron, Manganese |
| Central City Quarry & Mill (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Laurel Run Clay Prospect | Fire Clay (Refractory) |
| Nicosia Stone Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| South Fork Clay Prospect | Ball Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory) |
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.
