Land Use Data for Latitude -15.75 Longitude 30.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Agriculture in protected areas EcosystemsWarm Tropics drylandsLivestockCattlePoultry CropsBeans DryCereals and cereal products Maize Oil-bearing crops Roots tubers Seed Cotton Sorghum Growing Period (days)120 to 149Soil TypesFluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)Leptosols (Shallow soils) Luvisols Lixisols TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Slopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 Population Density (persons per km2)2 to 10Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)75 to 100above 100 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. |