Land Use Data for Latitude 37.75 Longitude 67.25

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

Locations

Middle reaches of the Sherabad River

Agricultural Land Uses

Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands
Temperate drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

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)

50 to 75

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.