Land Use Data for Latitude 24.75 Longitude 10.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Ghat oases |
Ecosystems
DesertsGrowing Period (days)
1 to 29Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Rock Outcrop
Sand Dunes
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
10 to 2030 to 40
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.
