The Qinling Mountains in China have different land use patterns on their northern and southern slopes due to their unique climate zones. Using satellite images and digital elevation models, researchers found that the distribution of land use types varies across different elevations. Woodland covers 44.83% of the land, grassland covers 35.93%, and farmland covers 18.42%. As you move up the mountains, farmland decreases exponentially, woodland changes in a parabolic pattern, and grassland decreases in relation to woodland. The same vertical belts also show visible changes in land use, especially in certain types of forests like Quercu variabilis and Abies.