Land Use Data for Latitude 33.75 Longitude 44.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations
Agricultural Land UsesGrasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralismShrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism Shrubs - Intensive pastoralism Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial) Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation Agriculture - Large scale Irrigation (>25% pixel size) Urban land Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism EcosystemsMediterranean drylandsLivestockCattleGoats Poultry Sheep CropsDatesFruits Growing Period (days)90 to 119Soil TypesCalcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Gypsisols (Soils with substantial accumulation of secondary calcium sulphate) Solonchaks (Saline) Vertisols (Heavy clay) TerrainPlain or plateauSlopes (degrees)0.5 to 22 to 5 Population Density (persons per km2)10 to 50above 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. |