Land Use Data for Latitude 36.75 Longitude 100.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesSparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralismSparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsPolarBoreal drylands LivestockCattleGoats Pigs Sheep Growing Period (days)30 to 5960 to 89 90 to 119 120 to 149 Soil TypesAnthrosols (Soils with prominent characteristics that result from human activity)Chernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter) Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content) Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence) Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter) Leptosols (Shallow soils) Unknown TerrainMountain > 2500Slopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 above 45 Population Density (persons per km2)2 to 1050 to 250 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)20 to 3040 to 50 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. |