Land Use Data for Latitude 37.75 Longitude 138.75

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

Locations

Lake Sakata
Niigata Lowlands
Sado - Yahiko - Yoneyama Quasi National Park

Ecosystems

Temperate humid

Growing Period (days)

270 to 299

Soil Types

Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

2 to 5

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.