Land Use Data for Latitude 49.75 Longitude -116.75

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

Locations

North Central Rockies forests ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149

Soil Types

Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Podzols
Glaciers

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Cable Mining ClaimSilver, Platinum, Gold
Nome ClaimGold, Platinum

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.