Land Use Data for Latitude 30.25 Longitude 64.75

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

Locations

Registan desert

Agricultural Land Uses

Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29
30 to 59

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

above 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.