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Card 6

Front

Name the soil which has a lack of organisms due to the cold climate and so has poorly mixed soil and clearly defined horizons

Back

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Card 7

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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Card 8

Front

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

Back

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Card 9

Front

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

Back

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Card 10

Front

Name the soil which has a blue/grey B horizon

Back

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Card 11

Front

Name the soil which is present in an area where precipitation is equal to the evaporation rate

Back

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Card 12

Front

Name the soil which is present in an area where the precipitation is higher than evaporation

Back

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Card 13

Front

Name the soil which has a reddish/brown B horizon

Back

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Card 14

Front

Name the soil which has lower precipitation than podzol so therefore has less leaching and less chance of an iron pan developing

Back

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Card 15

Front

Name the soil which has a light brown B horizon

Back

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