Land Use Data for Latitude 37.75 Longitude 59.25

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

Locations

Lotfatabad and Darregaz area

Agricultural Land Uses

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

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89

Soil Types

Sand Dunes

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

75 to 100

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.