Land Use Data for Latitude -29.25 Longitude 28.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Boreal drylandsTemperate humid
Temperate drylands
Subtopical humid
Subtropical drylands
Livestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Sorghum
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
210 to 239
240 to 269
Soil Types
AcrisolsLeptosols (Shallow soils)
Luvisols
Regosols (Other)
Terrain
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
40 to 5050 to 75
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Letseng La Terai | Diamond |
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.
