Land Use Data for Latitude 6.25 Longitude -64.75

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

Locations

Map

El Caura Forest Reserve

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics sub-humid

Growing Period (days)

240 to 269

Soil Types

Acrisols
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

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

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)	Minerals
Caura	Titanium, Metal, Chromium, Zirconium
Rio Nichare	Titanium, Metal

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.