Land Use Data for Latitude -46.75 Longitude -71.25

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Meseta Lago Buenos Aires

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119

Soil Types

Luvisols
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Regosols (Other)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

10 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.