Land Use Data for Latitude -12.75 Longitude 24.25

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

Locations

West Lunga National Park and Lukwakwa

Ecosystems

Cool Tropic mixed
Warm Tropics sub-humid

Growing Period (days)

180 to 209

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Ferralsols (Red and yellow tropical soils with a high content of sesquioxides)

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)

0 to 2
2 to 10

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

75 to 100
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.