Land Use Data for Latitude 35.75 Longitude 51.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Lar River Protected Area Lashgarak and Latian dam |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture in protected areas
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate humidTemperate drylands
Livestock
BuffaloesCattle
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)Cereals and cereal products
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
60 to 8990 to 119
120 to 149
150 to 179
180 to 209
Soil Types
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)
Terrain
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
16 to 3030 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
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.
