Land Use Data for Latitude 55.75 Longitude -3.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralismGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock Urban land Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsBoreal drylandsTemperate humid LivestockBuffaloesCattle Poultry Sheep CropsBarleyCereals and cereal products Wheat Growing Period (days)150 to 179180 to 209 210 to 239 Soil TypesCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits) Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence) Podzols TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)050 to 250 above 250 Infant 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. |