Land Use Data for Latitude 37.25 Longitude -75.75

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

Locations

Virginia Coast Biosphere Reserve

Agricultural Land Uses

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)

240 to 269

Soil Types

Acrisols

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
Rowe & Hamilton Mine No 1 (Surface)Sand 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.