Land Use Data for Latitude 39.75 Longitude 45.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Gndasar Noravank |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - 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
Ecosystems
Boreal drylandsTemperate drylands
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
60 to 8990 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 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
30 to 4040 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.
