Land Use Data for Latitude 25.75 Longitude 56.25

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

Locations

Masafi: Tayibah area
Musandam (mainland)

Agricultural Land Uses

Shrubs - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Urban land

Ecosystems

Deserts

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Sheep

Growing Period (days)

1 to 29

Soil Types

Leptosols (Shallow soils)

Terrain

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

Slopes (degrees)

30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

0 to 2
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

5 to 10
10 to 20

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.