Land Use Data for Latitude -8.75 Longitude 125.75

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Map

Areia Branca beach and hinterland
Mount Diatuto

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Plantations

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics sub-humid

Crops

Bananas (also in forestry plantations)

Growing Period (days)

180 to 209

Soil Types

Acrisols

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km²)

50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

75 to 100

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.