Land Use Data for Latitude 33.25 Longitude 44.75

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

Locations

Attariya plains

Agricultural Land Uses

Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size)
Urban land

Ecosystems

Mediterranean drylands
Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Sheep

Crops

Dates
Fruits

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89
90 to 119

Soil Types

Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Solonchaks (Saline)
Vertisols (Heavy clay)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

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.