Land Use Data for Latitude -2.25 Longitude -62.75

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

Locations

Map

Central Amazon Conservation Complex
Jaú National Park
Parque Nacional do Jaú

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics perhumid

Crops

Bananas (also in forestry plantations)

Growing Period (days)

330 to 359

Soil Types

Plinthosols

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km²)

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

30 to 40

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.