Land Use Data for Latitude 5.75 Longitude -74.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Magdalena Valley montane forests ecoregion Refugio Río Claro |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Agro forestry
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics perhumidWarm Tropics humid
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Onions+Shallots Green
Potatoes
Roots tubers
Growing Period (days)
300 to 329330 to 359
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 22 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
10 to 2020 to 30
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Playa Rica Occurrence | Silver |
| Rio Miel | Antimony |
| Samana Region | Zinc, Lead |
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.
