Land Use Data for Latitude 38.75 Longitude -76.75

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

Locations

National Capital Region - East

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Urban land

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Oil-bearing crops
Soybeans

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239
240 to 269

Soil Types

Acrisols
Unknown

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16

Population Density (persons per km2)

50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
 Sand and Gravel, Construction
2 Borrow Pits At John Hanson Hwy and Patuxent RiverSand and Gravel, Construction
3 Gravel Pits At Green Branch and Patuxent RiverSand and Gravel, Construction
A.D. Gamble and Son Sand and Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, Construction
Aggregate Industr. Forestville Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Annapolis Sand and Gravel Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Brandywine (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Brandywine Sand and Gravel Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Buffalo Sand and Gravel Co. IncSand and Gravel, Construction
Capitol Clay Products Co.Clay
Charles County Sand and Gravel (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Davis Sand and Gravel (Processing Plant)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Dower House Road Plant (Processing Plant)Granite
Hedgman Ore BanksIron
Inland Materials, Inc. Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction
Kaylorite Corp. Greensand PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Diatomite, Clay
Kirby Road Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
La Plata Pits (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Landover Sand Co. Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Lyons Ck. Diatomaceous Earth DepositDiatomite
Meyer Pit & Plant (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Patauxent Road Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Priest Bridge Plant (Processing Plant)Stone, Crushed/Broken
Reds Dove Pit and Plant (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Regal Construction Company Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sheriff Road Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Silver Hill S & G Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Silver Hill Sand and Gravel CoSand and Gravel, Construction

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.