Land Use Data for Latitude 44.25 Longitude 118.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesShrubs - Extensive pastoralismRainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsBoreal drylandsTemperate drylands LivestockGoatsSheep CropsPotatoesRoots tubers Growing Period (days)60 to 8990 to 119 Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)Chernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter) Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime) Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits) Gleysols (Soils with clear signs of groundwater influence) Greyzems Kastanozems (Dark brown soils rich in organic matter) Phaeozems (Dark soils rich in organic matter) TerrainPlain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5% Slopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 8 to 16 16 to 30 30 to 45 Population Density (persons per km2)02 to 10 10 to 50 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)20 to 30Agricultural 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. |