Land Use Data for Latitude 48.75 Longitude -103.75

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

Locations

Northern mixed grasslands ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Agriculture in protected areas

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Rapeseed
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89

Soil Types

Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Solonetz (Alkali and sodic)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Joe Mayo & Sons Pit (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
Kettle Lake Pit and Plant (Surface)Sand and Gravel, Construction
North and Miller Layes (Surface)Sodium

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.