Land Use Data for Latitude 18.75 Longitude 42.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Shallal ad-Dahna |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Agro forestryGrasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Extensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
DesertsLivestock
CattleGoats
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Fruit tree (forestry plantations only)Growing Period (days)
1 to 2930 to 59
Soil Types
Leptosols (Shallow soils)Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%
Slopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 50Infant 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.
