Land Use Data for Latitude -32.25 Longitude 18.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesGrasslands - Extensive pastoralismShrubs - Extensive pastoralism Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size) Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsDesertsLivestockCattleSheep Growing Period (days)30 to 59Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content) TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 Population Density (persons per km2)00 to 2 2 to 10 10 to 50 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. |