Land Use Data for Latitude 26.75 Longitude 90.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Agriculture in protected areas EcosystemsPolarTemperate humid Subtropical drylands LivestockBuffaloesCattle Goats Pigs Sheep CropsMaizeGrowing Period (days)120 to 149150 to 179 210 to 239 240 to 269 Soil TypesAcrisolsCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content) TerrainMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2% Mountain > 2500 Slopes (degrees)16 to 3030 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)10 to 5050 to 250 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. |