Land Use Data for Latitude 16.75 Longitude 42.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Jizan Bay Khawr Wahlan |
Agricultural Land Uses
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Urban land
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
DesertsLivestock
CattleGoats
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
SorghumGrowing Period (days)
1 to 29Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Solonchaks (Saline)
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
Population Density (persons per km2)
10 to 50above 250
Infant 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.
