Land Use Data for Latitude 36.75 Longitude 100.75

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

Locations

Qinghai Hu (Koko Nor)

Agricultural Land Uses

Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Polar
Boreal drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149

Soil Types

Anthrosols (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

Terrain

Mountain > 2500

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30
40 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.