Land Use Data for Latitude 3.75 Longitude -74.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Parque Nacional Natural Sumapaz Sumapaz Natural National Park Sumapaz Natural National Park |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherShrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Cool Tropic mixedWarm Tropics humid
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Potatoes
Roots tubers
Growing Period (days)
270 to 299300 to 329
330 to 359
above 360
Soil Types
Andosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
10 to 2020 to 30
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.
