Land Use Data for Latitude 38.25 Longitude -76.25

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

Locations

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Urban land
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry

Growing Period (days)

240 to 269

Soil Types

Acrisols
Unknown

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

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
Cove Point PlacerTitanium, Metal, Zirconium
Cove Point ProspectTitanium, Zirconium
Cove Point Rutile DepositTitanium, Metal
Cove Point Rutile DepositTitanium
Old Clay DepositClay

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.