Land Use Data for Latitude -33.25 Longitude -58.25

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

Locations

Grassland and wetlands of Negro River down basin

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Subtropical drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Barley
Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

300 to 329

Soil Types

Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Solonetz (Alkali and sodic)
Vertisols (Heavy clay)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

10 to 20

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.