Land Use Data for Latitude -18.75 Longitude 32.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic ecoregion Stapleford Forest |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Agro forestry
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Ecosystems
Cool Tropic mixedWarm Tropics sub-humid
Livestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Crops
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Growing Period (days)
180 to 209210 to 239
Soil Types
AcrisolsLeptosols (Shallow soils)
Luvisols
Lixisols
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
75 to 100Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Chua River Placers (Placer) | Gold |
| Makanga Prospect | Tantalum |
| Redwing/Old West Mines (Processing Plant) | Gold, Silver |
| Redwing/Oldwest (Underground) | Gold, Silver |
| Rezende (Underground) | Gold |
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.
