Land Use Data for Latitude 15.25 Longitude 36.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Western Plain: Gash: Setit |
Agricultural Land Uses
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
DesertsLivestock
CattleGoats
Poultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
1 to 2930 to 59
Soil Types
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Luvisols
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
2 to 1010 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
50 to 7575 to 100
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.
