Land Use Data for Latitude 7.25 Longitude -62.75

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

Locations

Estación Biológica El Frío

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics sub-humid

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239
240 to 269

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Unknown

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
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Buena Esperanza PlacerDiamond
El Callao (Underground)Gold
El GrilleroGold
El MantecoGold
Havensa (Processing Plant)Iron, Manganese
PavicheGold, Diamond

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.