Land Use Data for Latitude 43.75 Longitude 108.75

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

Locations

Map

Eastern Gobi desert steppe ecoregion

Agricultural Land Uses

Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km²)

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

50 to 75

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.