Land Use Data for Latitude 50.75 Longitude 70.75

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

Locations

Kumdykol-Zharlykol Lake System

Agricultural Land Uses

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

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Oil-bearing crops
Potatoes
Roots tubers
Sunflower Seed

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89

Soil Types

Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Solonetz (Alkali and sodic)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

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.