Land Use Data for Latitude -8.25 Longitude -38.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Agro forestry Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsWarm Tropics sub-humidLivestockCattleGoats Pigs Poultry Sheep CropsBananas (also in forestry plantations)Beans Dry Cassava Grain (dried) Maize Potatoes Roots tubers Growing Period (days)180 to 209210 to 239 Soil TypesLeptosols (Shallow soils)Luvisols TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Slopes (degrees)2 to 55 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 Population Density (persons per km2)00 to 2 2 to 10 10 to 50 50 to 250 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)30 to 4040 to 50 50 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. |