Land Use Data for Latitude -17.25 Longitude 25.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Agriculture in protected areas EcosystemsWarm Tropics drylandsLivestockCattlePigs Poultry CropsBeans DryCereals and cereal products Groundnuts in Shell Plantains Roots tubers Seed Cotton Sugar Cane Sunflower Seed Growing Period (days)120 to 149Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 Population Density (persons per km2)2 to 10Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)50 to 75above 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. |