Land Use Data for Latitude 9.25 Longitude -72.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Catatumbo moist forests ecoregion Ciénagas del Catatumbo National Park Parque Nacional Ciénagas de Juan Manuel Reserva de Fauna Silvestre Ciénagas de Juan Manuel, Aguas Blancas y Aguas Negras |
Agricultural Land Uses
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Urban land
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics humidWarm Tropics sub-humid
Livestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Crops
Beans DryCereals and cereal products
Fruits
Maize
Sorghum
Growing Period (days)
210 to 239240 to 269
270 to 299
Soil Types
AcrisolsCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1050 to 250
above 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.
