Land Use Data for Latitude 39.25 Longitude 42.25

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

Locations

Bulanik and Malazgirt plains
HaƧli lake

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Barley
Cereals and cereal products
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89
90 to 119

Soil Types

Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

40 to 50

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.