Land Use Data for Latitude 0.75 Longitude 37.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesSparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralismSparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsMediterranean humidWarm Tropics sub-humid Warm Tropics drylands LivestockCattleGoats Pigs Sheep CropsCoffeeSpices (forestry plantations only) Growing Period (days)150 to 179180 to 209 Soil TypesCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits) Luvisols Lixisols Regosols (Other) 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)0 to 22 to 10 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)50 to 75Agricultural 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. |