Land Use Data for Latitude -39.25 Longitude -70.25

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

Locations

Laguna Blanca National Park
Parque Nacional Laguna Blanca

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate humid
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

150 to 179
180 to 209
210 to 239
240 to 269

Soil Types

Leptosols (Shallow soils)
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
0 to 2
10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

10 to 20

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Aguada Del OveroIron
Cantera GarciaBarium-Barite
Cantera Sapag HnosMarble, Dimension
Cera MolleClay
Chara Huilla I, IiClay
Elizabet AreaClay
EnriqueBall Clay
La Cuyana, Luisita, Maria Isabel, MarisaClay
Las Tres CatalinasMineral Pigments
Miguel AngelClay
Riquezas ArgentinasBall Clay
Ruth IClay
San SalvadorManganese

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.