Land Use Data for Latitude 32.25 Longitude 46.75

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

Locations

Haur Al Haushiya
Haur Al Sa'adiyah
Haur Sarut

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Extensive pastoralism
Bare areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Mediterranean drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Poultry
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

60 to 89
90 to 119
120 to 149

Soil Types

Fluvisols (Soils developed in alluvial deposits)
Leptosols (Shallow soils)
Regosols (Other)
Solonchaks (Saline)
Sand Dunes

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0
2 to 10
10 to 50

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

50 to 75
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.