Land Use Data for Latitude -34.25 Longitude 20.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - PlantationsGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size) Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism EcosystemsMediterranean drylandsLivestockCattleGoats Pigs Poultry Sheep CropsBananas (also in forestry plantations)Growing Period (days)60 to 8990 to 119 120 to 149 Soil TypesLeptosols (Shallow soils)Luvisols TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Slopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 Population Density (persons per km2)00 to 2 2 to 10 10 to 50 above 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. |