Land Use Data for Latitude 27.75 Longitude 84.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Barandabhar forests and wetlands Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherCropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas
Urban land
Ecosystems
PolarBoreal drylands
Temperate humid
Subtropical drylands
Livestock
BuffaloesCattle
Goats
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsRice Paddy
Growing Period (days)
90 to 119120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209
210 to 239
Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Glaciers
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
8 to 1616 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1050 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
50 to 75Agricultural 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.
