Land Use Data for Latitude 7.75 Longitude 80.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Sigiriya Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests ecoregion Wasgomuwa |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryForestry - Plantations
Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture in protected areas
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics sub-humidLivestock
BuffaloesCattle
Goats
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsCoffee Green (also in forestry plantations)
Rice Paddy
Growing Period (days)
180 to 209210 to 239
240 to 269
Soil Types
LuvisolsTerrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
8 to 16
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 510 to 20
20 to 30
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Ceylon | Thorium, Rhodium |
| Kahatagaha-Kolongaha | Graphite |
| Ragedera (Underground) | Graphite |
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.
