Land Use Data for Latitude 34.25 Longitude 9.75

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

Locations

Parc National de Djebel Bou-Hedma
Sebkhet en Noual

Agricultural Land Uses

Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Kalaa Khasba MinePhosphorus-Phosphates
M'Dilla MinePhosphorus-Phosphates
Redeyef MinePhosphorus-Phosphates
Sehib MinePhosphorus-Phosphates
Tamera-Douaria-Djerrissa MineIron

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.