Land Use Data for Latitude 8.75 Longitude 79.75

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Map

Periyakalapuwa mouth

Agricultural Land Uses

Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics drylands

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Rice Paddy

Growing Period (days)

150 to 179

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2

Population Density (persons per km²)

50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

below 2

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.