Land Use Data for Latitude 43.75 Longitude -116.75Area 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 Urban land Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsTemperate drylandsLivestockCattlePoultry Sheep CropsBarleyCereals and cereal products Maize Sugar Beets Wheat Growing Period (days)60 to 89Soil TypesKastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)Luvisols Phaeozems (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 50 to 250 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)2 to 55 to 10 Mineral 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. |