Land Use Data for Latitude -27.75 Longitude 27.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Highveld grasslands ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Ecosystems
Subtopical humidLivestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Growing Period (days)
90 to 119Soil Types
LuvisolsLixisols
Solonetz (Alkali and sodic)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
40 to 50Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Henneman South (Underground) | Gold |
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.
