Land Use Data for Latitude -32.75 Longitude 18.25

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Lower Berg river wetlands
Rocherpan Nature Reserve

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Mediterranean drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Langebaan AreaPhosphorus-Phosphates

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.