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| Description: Soil texture and structure Structure Soil particles clump together to give a soil its structure Four basic soil structures Platy Prismatic Blocky Spheroidal Controls of Soil Formation Parent material Residual soil – parent material is the bedrock Transported soil – parent material has been carried from elsewhere and deposited Time Important in all geologic processes Amount of time to evolve varies for different soils Climate Plants and animals Organisms influence the soil’s physical and chemical properties Furnish organic matter to soil Slope Angle Steep slopes often have poorly developed soils Optimum is a flat-to-undulating upland surface Orientation (direction the slope is facing) influences Soil temperature Moisture Picture Stats: Views: 267 Filesize: 275.08kB Height: 921 Width: 1221 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=39426 |