Land Use Data for Latitude -33.75 Longitude 20.75

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

Locations

Boosmansbos Provincial Nature Reserve
Southern Langeberg mountains

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Mediterranean drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

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.