Land Use Data for Latitude -8.75 Longitude -38.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Urban land Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsWarm Tropics sub-humidWarm Tropics drylands LivestockCattleGoats Pigs Poultry Sheep CropsBeans DryCassava Cereals and cereal products Grain (dried) Maize Roots tubers Sugar Cane Sugar crops and sweeteners Growing Period (days)150 to 179180 to 209 Soil TypesLuvisolsTerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 16 to 30 Population Density (persons per km2)2 to 1010 to 50 50 to 250 above 250 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)40 to 5050 to 75 75 to 100 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. |