Land Use Data for Latitude 43.75 Longitude 92.75

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

Locations

Barkol Lake and grassland

Agricultural Land Uses

Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29
30 to 59

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30

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.