Land Use Data for Latitude -8.75 Longitude 29.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - PlantationsGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Agriculture in protected areas EcosystemsCool Tropic mixedWarm Tropics sub-humid LivestockCattleGoats Poultry Sheep CropsBananasCassava Coffee Green (also in forestry plantations) Growing Period (days)180 to 209210 to 239 Soil TypesFerralsols (Red and yellow tropical soils with a high content of sesquioxides)Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence) 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 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. |