Land Use Data for Latitude 15.25 Longitude 43.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock 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 22 to 5 5 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 Population Density (persons per km2)50 to 250above 250 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)50 to 75above 100 Agricultural 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. |