Land Use Data for Latitude 44.25 Longitude 85.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Oasis, Desert and Wetland at Mosuowan |
Agricultural Land Uses
Cropped 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
Ecosystems
DesertsLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
PotatoesRoots tubers
Growing Period (days)
30 to 59Soil Types
Arenosols (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
Terrain
Plain 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.
