Land Use Data for Latitude 39.75 Longitude 74.25

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

Locations

Ulugqat grassland and wetland

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Potatoes
Roots tubers

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89

Soil Types

Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50

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.