Land Use Data for Latitude 33.25 Longitude 65.75

Area 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 drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Maize
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59

Soil Types

Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Rock Outcrop

Terrain

Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

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.