Land Use Data for Latitude -21.25 Longitude 55.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)EcosystemsCool Tropic mixedWarm Tropics humid CropsSugar CaneSugar crops and sweeteners Growing Period (days)300 to 329Soil TypesFerralsols (Red and yellow tropical soils with a high content of sesquioxides)TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Slopes (degrees)above 45Population Density (persons per km2)50 to 250Agricultural 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. |