Land Use Data for Latitude 48.25 Longitude 66.75

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

Locations

Ulytau Mountains

Agricultural Land Uses

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

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Potatoes
Roots tubers

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59

Soil Types

Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Solonetz (Alkali and sodic)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

30 to 40

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.