Land Use Data for Latitude -15.25 Longitude 23.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesGrasslands - Extensive pastoralismGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsWarm Tropics drylandsLivestockCattlePoultry Growing Period (days)150 to 179Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence) Podzols TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 2Population Density (persons per km2)2 to 1010 to 50 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)above 100Agricultural 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. |