Land Use Data for Latitude 15.75 Longitude -13.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesShrubs - Extensive pastoralismShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism Shrubs - 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 drylandsDeserts LivestockCattleGoats Poultry Sheep CropsCereals and cereal productsMillet Rice Paddy Growing Period (days)60 to 89Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime) Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits) Leptosols (Shallow soils) 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)75 to 100above 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. |