Land Use Data for Latitude -17.25 Longitude 44.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Wetlands - Mangrove Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsWarm Tropics drylandsLivestockCattlePigs Poultry Growing Period (days)150 to 179Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence) Lixisols TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 Population Density (persons per km2)2 to 10Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)75 to 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. |