Land Use Data for Latitude 8.75 Longitude -70.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Cordillera de Merida páramo ecoregion Parque Nacional Sierra La Culata Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada Sierra Nevada National Park Sureste del Lago de Maracaibo Sto. Domingo-Motatán Protective Zone Venezuelan Andes montane forests ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryForestry - Plantations
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Cool Tropic mixedWarm Tropics humid
Warm Tropics sub-humid
Livestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
BananasBananas (also in forestry plantations)
Cereals and cereal products
Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Fruits
Maize
Plantains
Roots tubers
Growing Period (days)
210 to 239240 to 269
270 to 299
300 to 329
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Regosols (Other)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
02 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
20 to 30Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| La Venta | Copper |
| Mucuruba | Copper |
| Piedras Blancas | Copper |
| San Rafael | Copper |
| Santo Domingo | Copper |
| Timotes | Copper |
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.
