Land Use Data for Latitude 5.75 Longitude -72.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherShrubs - Extensive pastoralism Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock Urban land Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsCool Tropic mixedLivestockCattleGoats Pigs Poultry Sheep CropsCereals and cereal productsMaize Onions+Shallots Green Potatoes Roots tubers Growing Period (days)300 to 329330 to 359 Soil TypesAndosols (Black soils of volcanic landscapes)Arenosols (Sandy) Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content) Leptosols (Shallow soils) TerrainMountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%Mountain > 2500 Slopes (degrees)2 to 516 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)2 to 1010 to 50 50 to 250 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)20 to 30Agricultural 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. |