Land Use Data for Latitude 16.25 Longitude -15.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesShrubs - Extensive pastoralismRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size) Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism EcosystemsDesertsLivestockCattleGoats Poultry Sheep CropsCereals and cereal productsSorghum Growing Period (days)30 to 59Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits) TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 Population Density (persons per km2)0 to 22 to 10 10 to 50 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)above 100Agricultural 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. |