Land Use Data for Latitude 39.75 Longitude 45.25

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

Locations

Gndasar
Noravank

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149

Soil Types

Chernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter)
Unknown

Terrain

Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

30 to 40
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.