Land Use Data for Latitude 36.25 Longitude 51.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Alborz-e Markazi Protected Area |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherMixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Urban land
Ecosystems
Temperate humidTemperate drylands
Mediterranean humid
Subtropical drylands
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsWheat
Growing Period (days)
120 to 149150 to 179
180 to 209
210 to 239
240 to 269
Soil Types
Arenosols (Sandy)Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Unknown
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 50above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
40 to 50Agricultural 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.
