Land Use Data for Latitude 10.25 Longitude -66.75

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

Locations

Area Metropolitana de Caracas Protective Zone
Guatopo National Park
Parque Nacional Guatopo

Agricultural Land Uses

Urban land

Ecosystems

Cool Tropic mixed
Warm Tropics sub-humid

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs

Crops

Bananas
Fruit tree (forestry plantations only)

Growing Period (days)

240 to 269

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
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.