Land Use Data for Latitude -27.75 Longitude 29.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock Urban land Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsSubtopical humidLivestockCattlePoultry Sheep CropsBeans DryCereals and cereal products Grain (dried) Maize Growing Period (days)120 to 149150 to 179 Soil TypesAcrisolsPhaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter) Planosols Regosols (Other) Vertisols (Heavy clay) TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2% Slopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 Population Density (persons per km2)00 to 2 2 to 10 50 to 250 above 250 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)40 to 5050 to 75 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. |