Land Use Data for Latitude 43.75 Longitude 80.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Intensive pastoralism Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation Agriculture in protected areas Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsBoreal drylandsTemperate drylands Deserts LivestockCattleGoats Pigs Sheep CropsPotatoesRoots tubers Growing Period (days)30 to 5960 to 89 Soil TypesAnthrosols (Soils with prominent characteristics that result from human activity)Chernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter) Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime) Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits) Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence) Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter) Leptosols (Shallow soils) Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter) TerrainPlain 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)50 to 250Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)20 to 30Agricultural 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. |