Land Use Data for Latitude 27.75 Longitude 90.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesForestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherSparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism EcosystemsPolarBoreal drylands LivestockCattleGoats Poultry Sheep Growing Period (days)030 to 59 60 to 89 90 to 119 120 to 149 150 to 179 Soil TypesCambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Leptosols (Shallow soils) Glaciers TerrainMountain > 2500Slopes (degrees)5 to 816 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)02 to 10 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)40 to 5050 to 75 75 to 100 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. |