Land Use Data for Latitude -18.75 Longitude 23.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsWarm Tropics drylandsLivestockCattleGoats Poultry Sheep Growing Period (days)90 to 119120 to 149 Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits) TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0 to 0.50.5 to 2 Population Density (persons per km2)0 to 22 to 10 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)30 to 40above 100 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. |