Land Use Data for Latitude -9.25 Longitude -46.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsWarm Tropics sub-humidLivestockCattlePigs Poultry Sheep CropsBeans DryCereals and cereal products Maize Roots tubers Sugar Cane Growing Period (days)240 to 269Soil TypesAcrisolsFerralsols (Red and yellow tropical soils with a high content of sesquioxides) TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 Population Density (persons per km2)0 to 2Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)20 to 3030 to 40 40 to 50 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. |