Land Use Data for Latitude 4.75 Longitude 36.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesGrasslands - Intensive pastoralismCropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock Agriculture in protected areas Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsWarm Tropics sub-humidWarm Tropics drylands LivestockCattleGoats Poultry Sheep CropsMaizeSorghum Growing Period (days)120 to 149150 to 179 180 to 209 210 to 239 Soil TypesCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits) Leptosols (Shallow soils) 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 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)2 to 1010 to 50 50 to 250 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. |