Land Use Data for Latitude 29.75 Longitude 48.75

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

Locations

Khawr Abdallah

Agricultural Land Uses

Agriculture in protected areas

Ecosystems

Mediterranean drylands
Subtopical humid
Deserts

Crops

Cereals and cereal products

Growing Period (days)

30 to 59
60 to 89

Soil Types

Solonchaks (Saline)

Terrain

Plain or plateau

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5

Population Density (persons per km2)

10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

40 to 50

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.