Land Use Data for Latitude 35.25 Longitude 106.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Pingliang |
Agricultural Land Uses
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate humidTemperate drylands
Livestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
PotatoesRoots tubers
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
50 to 250above 250
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.
