Land Use Data for Latitude 31.75 Longitude 36.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Azraq Azraq Wetland Reserve Shaumari |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate drylandsMediterranean drylands
Deserts
Livestock
CattlePoultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
30 to 5960 to 89
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Vertisols (Heavy clay)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
2 to 10
10 to 50
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
20 to 30Agricultural 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.
