Land Use Data for Latitude 41.25 Longitude 84.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesGrasslands - Extensive pastoralismCropped Agriculture with intensive livestock Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism EcosystemsDesertsLivestockCattleGoats Pigs Poultry Sheep CropsPotatoesRoots tubers Growing Period (days)1 to 2930 to 59 Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)Anthrosols (Soils with prominent characteristics that result from human activity) Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits) Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate) Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter) Solonchaks (Saline) TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 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. |