Land Use Data for Latitude -39.25 Longitude -73.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock EcosystemsTemperate humidMediterranean humid Subtropical drylands LivestockCattlePigs Poultry CropsCereals and cereal productsMaize Potatoes Growing Period (days)240 to 269270 to 299 Soil TypesCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits) Nitisols (Deep, well-drained, red, tropical soils with a clayey subsurface) TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 25 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 Population Density (persons per km2)2 to 1010 to 50 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)5 to 1010 to 20 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. |