Land Use Data for Latitude 48.25 Longitude 113.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Tsengeleg Lakes |
Agricultural Land Uses
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralismRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Boreal drylandsTemperate drylands
Livestock
CattleGoats
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
60 to 8990 to 119
Soil Types
Chernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter)Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
Population Density (persons per km2)
0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
75 to 100Agricultural 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.
