Land Use Data for Latitude 46.25 Longitude 9.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherShrubs - Extensive pastoralism Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsPolarBoreal drylands Temperate humid LivestockBuffaloesCattle Pigs Poultry Sheep Growing Period (days)60 to 8990 to 119 120 to 149 150 to 179 180 to 209 210 to 239 Soil TypesCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence) Leptosols (Shallow soils) Podzoluvisols Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter) Glaciers TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2% Mountain > 2500 Slopes (degrees)16 to 3030 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)0 to 22 to 10 10 to 50 50 to 250 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)2 to 5Mineral Extraction
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. |