Land Use Data for Latitude 36.25 Longitude 39.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Tual al-'Abba |
Agricultural Land Uses
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Mediterranean drylandsLivestock
CattleGoats
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
BarleyCereals and cereal products
Oil-bearing crops
Seed Cotton
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
150 to 179180 to 209
Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0 to 0.50.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 5050 to 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
20 to 3040 to 50
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.
