Land Use Data for Latitude 50.75 Longitude 93.25

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

Locations

Oruku-Shina

Agricultural Land Uses

Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higher
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands
Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Wheat

Growing Period (days)

120 to 149

Soil Types

Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Podzols

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

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.