Land Use Data for Latitude 56.75 Longitude -3.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsPolarBoreal drylands Temperate humid Temperate drylands LivestockBuffaloesCattle Sheep CropsBarleyCereals and cereal products Wheat Growing Period (days)120 to 149150 to 179 180 to 209 Soil TypesFluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)Histosols (Peat and muck soils) Leptosols (Shallow soils) Podzols TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Slopes (degrees)2 to 55 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)010 to 50 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. |