Land Use Data for Latitude 35.75 Longitude 67.25

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

Locations

Paropamisus xeric woodlands ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)

Terrain

Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250

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.