Land Use Data for Latitude 55.25 Longitude 23.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherShrubs - Extensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock Agriculture in protected areas Urban land Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsTemperate drylandsLivestockBuffaloesCattle Pigs CropsBarleyCereals and cereal products Rye Wheat Growing Period (days)150 to 179Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content) Histosols (Peat and muck soils) Luvisols Podzoluvisols Podzols TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 Population Density (persons per km2)2 to 1010 to 50 50 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. |