Land Use Data for Latitude 37.75 Longitude 93.75

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

Locations

Map

Qaidam Basin semi-desert ecoregion

Ecosystems

Boreal drylands
Deserts

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Salt Flats

Terrain

Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km²)

0
0 to 2

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.