Land Use Data for Latitude 36.25 Longitude -121.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size) Urban land Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsTemperate humidTemperate drylands Mediterranean drylands LivestockCattlePigs Poultry Sheep CropsBarleyBeans Dry Oats Wheat Growing Period (days)120 to 149150 to 179 180 to 209 Soil TypesLuvisolsPhaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter) TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Slopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 Population Density (persons per km2)00 to 2 2 to 10 10 to 50 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)2 to 5Mineral Extraction
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. |