Land Use Data for Latitude 37.25 Longitude 45.25

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

Locations

Lake Uromiyeh

Agricultural Land Uses

Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Urban land

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

90 to 119

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Unknown
Salt Flats

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

40 to 50
50 to 75

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.