Land Use Data for Latitude 34.75 Longitude 37.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Jabal al-Bilas |
Agricultural Land Uses
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Temperate drylandsMediterranean drylands
Livestock
CattleGoats
Poultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
90 to 119120 to 149
Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
Population Density (persons per km2)
02 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
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.
