Land Use Data for Latitude -23.25 Longitude -64.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Plantations Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism EcosystemsWarm Tropics sub-humidWarm Tropics drylands LivestockCattlePoultry Sheep CropsBananas (also in forestry plantations)Cereals and cereal products Maize Oil-bearing crops Soybeans Sugar Cane Sugar crops and sweeteners Growing Period (days)150 to 179180 to 209 Soil TypesFluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter) Leptosols (Shallow soils) TerrainPlain 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)0 to 22 to 10 50 to 250 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)10 to 2040 to 50 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. |