Land Use Data for Latitude 32.25 Longitude 35.75

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

Locations

Dibbin
Jordan Valley
Northern lower Jordan valley
Zubia: Shatana

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
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

Mediterranean drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Barley
Carrots
Cereals and cereal products
Fruits
Grapes
Oil-bearing crops
Olives
Wheat

Growing Period (days)

120 to 149
150 to 179

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)
Luvisols
Vertisols (Heavy clay)
Unknown

Terrain

Plain or plateau

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)

10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10
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.