Land Use Data for Latitude 42.75 Longitude 93.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesShrubs - Extensive pastoralismShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsPolarBoreal drylands Deserts LivestockCattleGoats Pigs Poultry Sheep CropsPotatoesRoots tubers Growing Period (days)1 to 2930 to 59 Soil TypesChernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter)Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime) Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate) Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter) Leptosols (Shallow soils) TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2% Mountain > 2500 Slopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 16 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)2 to 10Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)10 to 2020 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. |