Land Use Data for Latitude 40.25 Longitude 70.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Intensive pastoralism Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size) Urban land Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsBoreal drylandsTemperate drylands Deserts LivestockCattleGoats Poultry Sheep CropsCottonGrowing Period (days)30 to 5960 to 89 90 to 119 Soil TypesAnthrosols (Soils with prominent characteristics that result from human activity)Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime) Leptosols (Shallow soils) TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2% Mountain > 2500 Slopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 16 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)10 to 5050 to 250 above 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. |