Land Use Data for Latitude -14.75 Longitude 40.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesGrasslands - Extensive pastoralismRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism EcosystemsWarm Tropics sub-humidLivestockCattlePigs Poultry CropsCassavaRoots tubers Growing Period (days)180 to 209Soil TypesLeptosols (Shallow soils)Lixisols Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter) TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)2 to 55 to 8 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. |