Land Use Data for Latitude 48.25 Longitude -104.25

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

Locations

Fort Union Trading Post National Hist. Site

Agricultural Land Uses

Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Oil-bearing crops
Soybeans
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89

Soil Types

Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

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.