Land Use Data for Latitude 39.75 Longitude 78.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Bachu Oasis |
Agricultural Land Uses
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralismEcosystems
DesertsLivestock
CattleGoats
Growing Period (days)
1 to 29Soil Types
Arenosols (Sandy)Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)
Solonchaks (Saline)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
30 to 4050 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.
