Land Use Data for Latitude 34.25 Longitude 43.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation Urban land Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsMediterranean drylandsLivestockCattleGoats Poultry Sheep CropsDatesFruits Growing Period (days)90 to 119120 to 149 Soil TypesArenosols (Sandy)Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime) Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits) Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate) TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 5 to 8 Population Density (persons per km2)050 to 250 above 250 Infant 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. |