Land Use Data for Latitude -8.75 Longitude -61.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - PlantationsGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism EcosystemsWarm Tropics humidLivestockCattlePigs CropsCocoa Beans (also in forestry plantations)Growing Period (days)270 to 299Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)Ferralsols (Red and yellow tropical soils with a high content of sesquioxides) TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 Population Density (persons per km2)0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)20 to 30Agricultural 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. |