Land Use Data for Latitude 45.75 Longitude 88.75

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

Locations

Junggar Basin semi-desert ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Anthrosols (Soils with prominent characteristics that result from human activity)
Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km2)

0 to 2
2 to 10

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

10 to 20
30 to 40

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.