Land Use Data for Latitude 38.75 Longitude 42.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Nemrut volcano |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralismCropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Ecosystems
Temperate drylandsLivestock
CattleSheep
Crops
BarleyCereals and cereal products
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
90 to 119Soil Types
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 50Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
40 to 50Agricultural 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.
