Land Use Data for Latitude 41.25 Longitude 101.75

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

Locations

Alashan Plateau semi-desert ecoregion

Ecosystems

Deserts

Growing Period (days)

0
1 to 29

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Solonchaks (Saline)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km2)

0

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

10 to 20

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.