Land Use Data for Latitude 34.75 Longitude 60.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Tayebad plains at Ghoomi and Sarhad |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Urban land
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate drylandsLivestock
CattleGoats
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsWheat
Growing Period (days)
60 to 89Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 50above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
50 to 75Agricultural 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.
