Land Use Data for Latitude 34.25 Longitude -106.25

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

Locations

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89

Soil Types

Luvisols

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
(Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Abo Mine (Surface-Underground)Copper, Silver
Adams Iron Pit (Surface)Iron
Ambrosia Lake MineMolybdenum, Uranium
ChupaderaIron
Geoslim Pit (Surface)Iron
Ker Mcgee MinePotassium
Materials Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Milan MineUranium
Potash Co. MinePotassium
Questa MineMolybdenum
Rayo (Surface)Copper
Taos Mountain PassMercury

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.