Land Use Data for Latitude 42.25 Longitude 47.75

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

Locations

Kayakentski reserve
Valley of Bashlychai river

Agricultural Land Uses

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

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

120 to 149

Soil Types

Chernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter)
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

0 to 2
2 to 10
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30

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.