Land Use Data for Latitude 2.75 Longitude 38.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Dida Galgalu desert |
Agricultural Land Uses
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralismShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Extensive pastoralism
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics drylandsLivestock
CattleGoats
Pigs
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
120 to 149Soil Types
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)Lixisols
Solonchaks (Saline)
Vertisols (Heavy clay)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0 to 0.50.5 to 2
2 to 5
Population Density (persons per km2)
00 to 2
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
50 to 75Agricultural 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.
