Land Use Data for Latitude 31.25 Longitude 35.75

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

Locations

Mujib
Mujib Nature Reserve

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Urban land
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Polar
Mediterranean drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Fruits
Grapes
MIXED
Oil-bearing crops
Olives
Tomatoes

Growing Period (days)

0
90 to 119
120 to 149

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
0 to 2
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Aghwar (Processing Plant)Potassium
Ghor Al Safi Arab Potash (Brine Operation)Potassium

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.