Land Use Data for Latitude 42.75 Longitude 44.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Erzi Kazbegi Khevsureti Shanskoye ravine Targimskaya intermountain |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherCropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate humidLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
PotatoesWheat
Growing Period (days)
180 to 209210 to 239
Soil Types
Chernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter)Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Greyzems
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1050 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
10 to 2030 to 40
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Arkhon (Underground) | Lead, Zinc |
| Tarskoye (Surface) | Zirconium, Titanium |
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.
