Land Use Data for Latitude 40.25 Longitude 85.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Taklimakan desert ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralismEcosystems
DesertsLivestock
CattleGoats
Growing Period (days)
1 to 29Soil Types
Arenosols (Sandy)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 2Infant 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.
