Land Use Data for Latitude 24.75 Longitude 69.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Rann of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralismCropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Urban land
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
DesertsLivestock
BuffaloesCattle
Goats
Crops
Oil-bearing cropsRice Paddy
Seed Cotton
Wheat
cereals and cereal products
Growing Period (days)
1 to 2930 to 59
Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Sand Dunes
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
Population Density (persons per km2)
50 to 250above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
50 to 75Agricultural 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.
