Land Use Data for Latitude 27.25 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 Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsPolarBoreal drylands Temperate humid LivestockBuffaloesCattle Goats Pigs Poultry CropsMaizeGrowing Period (days)01 to 29 30 to 59 60 to 89 90 to 119 120 to 149 150 to 179 180 to 209 210 to 239 240 to 269 Soil TypesAcrisolsLeptosols (Shallow soils) Glaciers TerrainMountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%Mountain > 2500 Slopes (degrees)0.5 to 28 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)2 to 1010 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. |