Land Use Data for Latitude -33.25 Longitude 18.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesGrasslands - Extensive pastoralismGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation Urban land Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsMediterranean drylandsLivestockCattleSheep Growing Period (days)90 to 119120 to 149 Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime) Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits) Planosols Solonetz (Alkali and sodic) TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 Population Density (persons per km2)00 to 2 2 to 10 50 to 250 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)5 to 10Agricultural 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. |