Land Use Data for Latitude 32.25 Longitude 34.75

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

Locations

Map

Hefer valley

Agricultural Land Uses

Urban land

Ecosystems

Mediterranean drylands
Subtopical humid

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry

Growing Period (days)

150 to 179

Soil Types

Luvisols
Regosols (Other)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km²)

above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10

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.