Land Use Data for Latitude 24.25 Longitude 99.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation Urban land Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsCool Tropic mixedLivestockBuffaloesCattle Goats Pigs CropsPotatoesRoots tubers Growing Period (days)240 to 269270 to 299 Soil TypesAcrisolsAlisols Anthrosols (Soils with prominent characteristics that result from human activity) Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content) Luvisols TerrainMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2% Slopes (degrees)5 to 88 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)50 to 250above 250 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)40 to 5050 to 75 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. |