Land Use Data for Latitude 24.25 Longitude 46.75

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

Locations

Map

Al-Ha'ir

Agricultural Land Uses

Urban land
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29

Soil Types

Arenosols (Sandy)
Calcisols (Substantial accumulation of secondary lime)
Luvisols

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
8 to 16

Population Density (persons per km²)

2 to 10
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

20 to 30

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.