Land Use Data for Latitude 34.75 Longitude 37.75

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

Locations

Jabal al-Bilas

Agricultural Land Uses

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

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands
Mediterranean drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

90 to 119
120 to 149

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250

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.