Land Use Data for Latitude 38.75 Longitude 74.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesSparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralismBare areas - Extensive pastoralism Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsPolarBoreal drylands Deserts LivestockCattleGoats Poultry Sheep Growing Period (days)01 to 29 30 to 59 Soil TypesCalcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate) Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter) Leptosols (Shallow soils) Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter) Glaciers TerrainMountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%Mountain > 2500 Slopes (degrees)2 to 55 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)0 to 22 to 10 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. |