Land Use Data for Latitude -33.75 Longitude 20.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Langeberg -wes Mountain Catchment Area Lowland fynbos and renosterveld ecoregion Marloth Provincial Nature Reserve |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralismGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Mediterranean drylandsLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
60 to 8990 to 119
120 to 149
Soil Types
Arenosols (Sandy)Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
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
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
010 to 50
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.
