Located in the transitional zone from agricultural areas to husbandry areas

Zhungeer county has typical characteristics of fragile ecological situations with serious soil and water loss. After introducing the regional natural characteristics related to land use

the land quantity and its change

spatial change and the level and benefit of change are analyzed. The results show that

in the period of 1987-2000

work of land harness has achieved notable effects

for example

the area of forest and grass land increased

and the unused land decreased obviously. However the land productivity is still lower. It is indicated that the driving forces of land use are policy

population change

crop output

industry development

financial support and law of land protection.