Land Use Data for Latitude 5.75 Longitude 43.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesShrubs - Extensive pastoralismSparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism EcosystemsDesertsLivestockCattleGoats Pigs Poultry Sheep Growing Period (days)30 to 59Soil TypesCalcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits) Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate) Leptosols (Shallow soils) Vertisols (Heavy clay) TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 Population Density (persons per km2)2 to 1010 to 50 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. |