Name The Soil

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Name the soil which is found in coniferous forests with acidic mor humus (formed by the decaying needles and cones)
Podzol
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Name the two soils which have a poorly drained, marshy and waterlogged iron pan
Podzol and Gley
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Name the soil which is found in decidious forests with mull humus (mildly acidic from leaf litter)
Brown Earth
3 of 12
Name the soil which has better drainage and is more fertile than Podzol
Brown Earth
4 of 12
Name the soil that is found in an area with a lack of vegetation (mainly just shrubs and grass)
Gley
5 of 12
Name the soil that remains frozen for most of the year, where the temperature is rarely about 0 degrees celcius, where melt water cannot drain freely due to permafrost. However, where there is a mixing of soil and so therefore less defined horizons
Gley
6 of 12
Name the soil that is present in a warmer climate and so has a lot of organisms (such as worms) which mix the soil and leave less defined horizons
Brown Earth
7 of 12
Name the soil which has a blue/grey B horizon
Gley
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Name the soil which is present in an area where precipitation is equal to the evaporation rate
Brown Earth
9 of 12
Name the soil which is present in an area where the precipitation is higher than evaporation
Podzol
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Name the soil which has a reddish/brown B horizon
Podzol
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Name the soil which has a light brown B horizon
Brown Earth
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Card 2

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Name the two soils which have a poorly drained, marshy and waterlogged iron pan

Back

Podzol and Gley

Card 3

Front

Name the soil which is found in decidious forests with mull humus (mildly acidic from leaf litter)

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Name the soil which has better drainage and is more fertile than Podzol

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Name the soil that is found in an area with a lack of vegetation (mainly just shrubs and grass)

Back

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