Land Use Data for Latitude -17.75 Longitude 31.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Southern Miombo woodlands ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Urban land
Ecosystems
Cool Tropic mixedWarm Tropics drylands
Livestock
CattleGoats
Poultry
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Oil-bearing crops
Seed Cotton
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179Soil Types
Arenosols (Sandy)Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Ferralsols (Red and yellow tropical soils with a high content of sesquioxides)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Luvisols
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
above 100Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Arcturus (Underground) | Gold, Silver |
| Harare Phosphoric Acid Plant (Processing Plant) | Phosphorus-Phosphates |
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.
