Land Use Data for Latitude 47.75 Longitude 92.25

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

Locations

Jargalant Khairkhan Mountain
Khar Us Lake

Agricultural Land Uses

Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Agriculture in protected areas
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0 to 2

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

50 to 75

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.