Land Use Data for Latitude 33.25 Longitude 65.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Central Afghan Mountains xeric woodlands ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Boreal drylandsDeserts
Livestock
CattleGoats
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsMaize
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
30 to 59Soil Types
Leptosols (Shallow soils)Rock Outcrop
Terrain
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%Mountain > 2500
Slopes (degrees)
8 to 1616 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 50Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
above 100Agricultural 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.
