Land Use Data for Latitude -5.25 Longitude 38.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsMediterranean humidWarm Tropics sub-humid LivestockCattleGoats Poultry Growing Period (days)180 to 209210 to 239 240 to 269 Soil TypesAcrisolsCambisols (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) Luvisols Vertisols (Heavy clay) TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Slopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 16 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)10 to 5050 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. |