Land Use Data for Latitude 14.75 Longitude 43.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralismGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Urban land Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsDesertsLivestockCattleGoats Poultry Sheep CropsCereals and cereal productsMillet Sesame Seed Sorghum Growing Period (days)1 to 29Soil TypesCalcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Leptosols (Shallow soils) TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2% Slopes (degrees)0.5 to 25 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)50 to 250above 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. |