Land Use Data for Latitude 43.25 Longitude 82.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralismMixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsBoreal drylandsTemperate drylands Deserts LivestockCattleGoats Pigs Poultry Sheep CropsPotatoesGrowing Period (days)30 to 5960 to 89 Soil TypesChernozems (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) 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)10 to 50Infant 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. |