Land Use Data for Latitude 24.75 Longitude 46.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Arabian Desert and East Sahero-Arabian xeric shrublands ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralismBare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Ecosystems
DesertsLivestock
CattlePoultry
Sheep
Growing Period (days)
1 to 29Soil Types
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)Luvisols
Terrain
Plain or plateauMountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Slopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 2Infant 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.
