Land Use Data for Latitude 11.75 Longitude -69.75

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

Locations

Parque Nacional Médanos de Coro
Refugio de Fauna Silvestre y Reserva de Pesca Laguna de Boca de Caño

Agricultural Land Uses

Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)

Ecosystems

Deserts

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Regosols (Other)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
above 250

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.