Land Use Data for Latitude 37.25 Longitude 54.25

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

Locations

Garadegish
Incheh Borun lake and marshes

Agricultural Land Uses

Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Mediterranean drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Solonchaks (Saline)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2

Population Density (persons per km2)

0 to 2

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

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.