Land Use Data for Latitude 56.75 Longitude -5.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesGrasslands - Extensive pastoralismGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism EcosystemsBoreal drylandsTemperate humid LivestockCattleSheep Growing Period (days)180 to 209210 to 239 240 to 269 Soil TypesCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Histosols (Peat and muck soils) Leptosols (Shallow soils) TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)2 to 55 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 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. |