Land Use Data for Latitude -28.75 Longitude 20.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesShrubs - Extensive pastoralismRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism EcosystemsDesertsLivestockCattleGoats Sheep CropsCereals and cereal productsMaize Growing Period (days)1 to 29Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content) Leptosols (Shallow soils) Regosols (Other) 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 Population Density (persons per km2)00 to 2 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)40 to 50Agricultural 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. |