Land Use Data for Latitude -17.25 Longitude 24.25

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

Locations

Simungoma

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry

Growing Period (days)

120 to 149

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

above 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.