Land Use Data for Latitude 43.75 Longitude 44.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Valley of Terek river, Kabardino-Balkaria |
Agricultural Land Uses
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralismRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Ecosystems
Temperate drylandsLivestock
CattlePigs
Sheep
Crops
WheatGrowing Period (days)
90 to 119120 to 149
Soil Types
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
Population Density (persons per km2)
02 to 10
10 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
10 to 20Agricultural 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.
