Land Use Data for Latitude 29.75 Longitude 35.75

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

Locations

Rum: Qa Hizma

Agricultural Land Uses

Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Urban land
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands
Mediterranean drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29
30 to 59
60 to 89

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Luvisols

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
10 to 50
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

40 to 50

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.