Land Use Data for Latitude 4.25 Longitude 47.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Hobyo grasslands and shrublands ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
DesertsLivestock
CattleGoats
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
30 to 59Soil Types
Arenosols (Sandy)Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 2Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 10Infant 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.
