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@Brianna17

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on: Jul 16, 2018
What erosion control practices would be best suited for a landscape with steep slopes? With gentle, rolling hills?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Explain how climate can affect the other four controls of soil formation.
 
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tanna.moeller

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: The best way to control erosion on steep slopes is to build terraces or to not farm on them. With a rolling landscape, it is best to plow parallel to the slope contours and to plant grass in natural drainage pathways.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Answers will vary, but can include:
- Variations in temperature and precipitation determine whether chemical or mechanical weathering will predominate.
- Variations in temperature and precipitation will greatly influence the rate and depth of weathering.
- The amount of precipitation influences the degree of leaching.
- Climatic conditions control the plant and animal life present.
- A cold climate reduces the rate of chemical and biological weathering, meaning that it takes a longer period of time to produce a soil.


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