Land Use Data for Latitude -10.75 Longitude 14.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Plantations Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Agriculture in protected areas Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism EcosystemsWarm Tropics drylandsLivestockCattleGoats Poultry Sheep CropsBananas (also in forestry plantations)Cereals and cereal products Growing Period (days)90 to 119120 to 149 Soil TypesCalcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content) Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits) Luvisols TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 Population Density (persons per km2)02 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. |