Land Use Data for Latitude 38.75 Longitude 103.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Minqin |
Agricultural Land Uses
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralismEcosystems
DesertsLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Poultry
Growing Period (days)
30 to 59Soil Types
Arenosols (Sandy)Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
Population Density (persons per km2)
02 to 10
10 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
30 to 4040 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.
