Land Use Data for Latitude 40.25 Longitude 55.75

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

Locations

Map

Koymat: Begarslan
Tekejik: Biynekyr

Agricultural Land Uses

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

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59

Soil Types

Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Sand Dunes

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

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.