Land Use Data for Latitude 18.75 Longitude 78.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics drylandsLivestock
BuffaloesCattle
Goats
Crops
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Rice Paddy
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179Soil Types
LuvisolsVertisols (Heavy clay)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
50 to 250above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
40 to 5050 to 75
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Amberpet (Underground) | Iron |
| Chityal (Underground) | Aluminum, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Sulfur |
| Kelleda-Dastrabad (Underground) | Iron, Silica, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates |
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.
