Land Use Data for Latitude 34.25 Longitude 8.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
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Agricultural Land Uses
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Ecosystems
DesertsLivestock
GoatsPoultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
30 to 59Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
10 to 50
above 250
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.
