Land Use Data for Latitude 2.75 Longitude 34.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Intensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsWarm Tropics sub-humidWarm Tropics drylands LivestockCattleGoats Sheep CropsBeans DryCereals and cereal products Grain (dried) Maize Growing Period (days)120 to 149150 to 179 180 to 209 210 to 239 Soil TypesCalcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits) Leptosols (Shallow soils) Planosols Regosols (Other) Solonetz (Alkali and sodic) 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)0 to 22 to 10 10 to 50 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)50 to 75above 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. |