Land Use Data for Latitude 9.75 Longitude -69.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Parque Nacional Terepaima Parque Nacional Yacambu |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture in protected areas
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics sub-humidWarm Tropics drylands
Livestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsFruit tree (forestry plantations only)
Fruits
Maize
Oranges
Sorghum
Growing Period (days)
90 to 119120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209
210 to 239
240 to 269
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
02 to 10
10 to 50
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
10 to 2020 to 30
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Providencia | Copper, Iron |
| Santa Isabel | Copper, Lead, Zinc |
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.
