Land Use Data for Latitude -28.75 Longitude -58.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
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Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Subtropical drylandsLivestock
CattlePoultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Oil-bearing crops
Soybeans
Growing Period (days)
330 to 359above 360
Soil Types
Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)Luvisols
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0 to 0.50.5 to 2
2 to 5
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 22 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
10 to 20Agricultural 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.
