Land Use Data for Latitude 33.25 Longitude 43.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Haur Al Habbaniya and Ramadi marshes |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - PlantationsGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
Mediterranean drylandsDeserts
Livestock
CattleGoats
Poultry
Sheep
Crops
Cereals and cereal productsDates
Fruit tree (forestry plantations only)
Fruits
Wheat
Growing Period (days)
30 to 5960 to 89
Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0 to 0.50.5 to 2
2 to 5
Population Density (persons per km2)
0Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
above 100Agricultural 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.
