Land Use Data for Latitude 40.25 Longitude 45.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation Agriculture in protected areas Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsTemperate drylandsLivestockCattlePigs Poultry Sheep Growing Period (days)90 to 119120 to 149 150 to 179 Soil TypesChernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter)Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content) TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2% Mountain > 2500 Slopes (degrees)8 to 1616 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)10 to 5050 to 250 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)20 to 3040 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. |