Land Use Data for Latitude -9.25 Longitude 26.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
EcosystemsCool Tropic mixedWarm Tropics sub-humid Growing Period (days)180 to 209210 to 239 Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)Ferralsols (Red and yellow tropical soils with a high content of sesquioxides) Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence) TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2% Slopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 Population Density (persons per km2)0 to 22 to 10 10 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. |