Land Use Data for Latitude 27.25 Longitude 89.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism EcosystemsPolarBoreal drylands Temperate humid LivestockCattleGoats Pigs Sheep Growing Period (days)060 to 89 90 to 119 120 to 149 150 to 179 180 to 209 210 to 239 Soil TypesAcrisolsCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content) Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence) Leptosols (Shallow soils) Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter) TerrainMountain > 2500Slopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)0 to 210 to 50 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)75 to 100Agricultural 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. |