Land Use Data for Latitude -8.75 Longitude -45.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism EcosystemsWarm Tropics sub-humidLivestockCattlePigs Poultry CropsBeans DryCereals and cereal products Grain (dried) Maize Growing Period (days)210 to 239Soil TypesFerralsols (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 Population Density (persons per km2)0 to 2Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)50 to 75Agricultural 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. |