Land Use Data for Latitude -29.75 Longitude 29.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsBoreal drylandsTemperate humid Subtropical drylands LivestockCattleGoats Pigs Sheep CropsBananas (also in forestry plantations)Cereals and cereal products Maize Wheat Growing Period (days)180 to 209210 to 239 240 to 269 Soil TypesAcrisolsLeptosols (Shallow soils) Regosols (Other) TerrainMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2% Mountain > 2500 Slopes (degrees)8 to 1616 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)00 to 2 2 to 10 10 to 50 above 250 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)50 to 75Agricultural 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. |