Land Use Data for Latitude 48.75 Longitude 85.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsPolarBoreal drylands Temperate drylands LivestockCattleGoats Pigs Sheep CropsOil-bearing cropsPotatoes Roots tubers Sunflower Seed Growing Period (days)60 to 8990 to 119 Soil TypesChernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter)Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content) Leptosols (Shallow soils) TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2% Mountain > 2500 Slopes (degrees)2 to 55 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)2 to 10Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)30 to 40Agricultural 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. |