Land Use Data for Latitude 43.75 Longitude 96.75

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

Locations

Great Gobi National Park

Ecosystems

Deserts

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29
30 to 59

Soil Types

Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

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.