Land Use Data for Latitude 48.25 Longitude -104.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Fort Union Trading Post National Hist. Site |
Agricultural Land Uses
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralismRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate drylandsLivestock
CattlePigs
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Oil-bearing crops
Soybeans
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
60 to 89Soil Types
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
Population Density (persons per km2)
0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
5 to 10Agricultural 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.
