Land Use Data for Latitude -22.25 Longitude -62.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Plantations Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism EcosystemsWarm Tropics sub-humidWarm Tropics drylands LivestockCattlePigs Sheep CropsCereals and cereal productsCoffee Green (also in forestry plantations) Maize Soybeans Sugar Cane Sugar crops and sweeteners Growing Period (days)150 to 179180 to 209 Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content) Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter) Solonetz (Alkali and sodic) TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 2Population Density (persons per km2)02 to 10 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)40 to 50Agricultural 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. |