Land Use Data for Latitude 38.75 Longitude 46.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesGrasslands - Intensive pastoralismShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation Agriculture in protected areas EcosystemsTemperate humidTemperate drylands LivestockBuffaloesCattle Goats Poultry Sheep CropsCereals and cereal productsWheat Growing Period (days)120 to 149150 to 179 180 to 209 Soil TypesChernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter)Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime) Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content) Leptosols (Shallow soils) Regosols (Other) Rock Outcrop TerrainPlain 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)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. |