Land Use Data for Latitude -21.25 Longitude 14.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Brandberg mountain |
Agricultural Land Uses
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralismShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
DesertsLivestock
CattleGoats
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
30 to 59Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Regosols (Other)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
40 to 50Agricultural 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.
