Land Use Data for Latitude 36.75 Longitude 10.25

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

Locations

Map

Lake Tunis (Lake Radès)
Masri reservoir
Mornaguia reservoir
Sebkhet Sedjoumi
Soliman
Zaghouan aqueduct

Agricultural Land Uses

Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Urban land

Ecosystems

Mediterranean humid

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Fruits
MIXED
Mixed
Oil-bearing crops

Growing Period (days)

180 to 209
210 to 239

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Solonetz (Alkali and sodic)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km²)

50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30

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.