Land Use Data for Latitude 65.75 Longitude 24.75

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

KIRVESAAPA
Suuripään alue

Agricultural Land Uses

Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle

Crops

Barley
Cereals and cereal products

Growing Period (days)

90 to 119

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Histosols (Peat and muck soils)
Podzols

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16

Population Density (persons per km2)

0 to 2

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Kemi (Surface)Chromium, Iron, Silica
Kemi MineChromium

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.