Land Use Data for Latitude -33.75 Longitude 21.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Gamkaberg Nature Reserve |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralismShrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Mediterranean drylandsDeserts
Livestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
30 to 5960 to 89
Soil Types
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%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
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.
