Land Use Data for Latitude 40.25 Longitude 85.25

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Taklimakan desert ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km2)

0 to 2

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30

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.