Land Use Data for Latitude 40.25 Longitude 43.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesGrasslands - Intensive pastoralismRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation Urban land Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsTemperate drylandsLivestockCattlePigs Poultry Sheep CropsBarleyCereals and cereal products Wheat Growing Period (days)90 to 119120 to 149 Soil TypesChernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter)Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter) Leptosols (Shallow soils) TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 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 5050 to 250 above 250 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)20 to 3040 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. |