Land Use Data for Latitude 30.75 Longitude 52.75

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

Locations

Kaftar lake

Agricultural Land Uses

Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Urban land
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

40 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.