Land Use Data for Latitude 43.25 Longitude 77.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Almaty State Nature Reserve Tian Shan foothill arid steppe ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralismShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries
Ecosystems
Temperate drylandsLivestock
CattleSheep
Crops
PotatoesRoots tubers
Sugar Beets
Growing Period (days)
120 to 149Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Unknown
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 10Infant 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.
