Land Use Data for Latitude 12.75 Longitude 42.75

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

Locations

Eritrean coastal desert ecoregion

Ecosystems

Deserts

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29

Soil Types

Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Solonchaks (Saline)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
2 to 10

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

above 100

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.