Land Use Data for Latitude 33.25 Longitude 37.25

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

Locations

Jabal Sis and surroundings

Agricultural Land Uses

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

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands
Mediterranean drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

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

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

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.