Land Use Data for Latitude 17.25 Longitude -16.25

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

Locations

Map

Aftout es Sâheli

Agricultural Land Uses

Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Goats
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29

Soil Types

Regosols (Other)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2

Population Density (persons per km²)

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

above 100

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.