Land Use Data for Latitude 44.25 Longitude 85.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesCropped Agriculture with intensive livestockMixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsDesertsLivestockCattleGoats Pigs Poultry Sheep CropsPotatoesRoots tubers Growing Period (days)30 to 59Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)Anthrosols (Soils with prominent characteristics that result from human activity) Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits) Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence) Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter) Unknown TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 Population Density (persons per km2)00 to 2 10 to 50 Infant 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. |