Land Use Data for Latitude -33.25 Longitude 22.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Swartberg mountains |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
DesertsLivestock
CattleGoats
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
30 to 59Soil 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%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
Population Density (persons per km2)
0Infant 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.
