Land Use Data for Latitude -5.25 Longitude 28.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Agro forestry Forestry - Plantations Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsCool Tropic mixedWarm Tropics sub-humid LivestockCattleGoats Pigs Poultry Sheep CropsBananas (also in forestry plantations)Growing Period (days)210 to 239240 to 269 Soil TypesNitisols (Deep, well-drained, red, tropical soils with a clayey subsurface)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 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)2 to 1010 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. |