Land Use Data for Latitude 37.75 Longitude -112.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size) Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsTemperate drylandsDeserts LivestockCattleGoats Pigs Poultry Sheep CropsBarleyWheat 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 1500-2500 m, slope > 2% Mountain > 2500 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)02 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. |