soil basics

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Geography
soil
University
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Created by: jubjubmajumba
Created on: 30-12-15 15:58

how does soil get its nutrients

from parent rock, the atmosphere and decomposers

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where does the soil store its nutrients

from available water

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soil...

filters and purifies water

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how does water exist in soil

hydroscopic water, capillary water and available water

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soil can be used as a sink because..

it allows slow decomposition of soil carbon if it is not disturbed, this is through fauna respiring it and converting the rest into modified soil carbon - keeping the carbon from the atmosphere for a longer time. some carbon can be further decomopsed

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which farming practices do not help with the potential for a soil to act as a carbon sink

Tilling and Ploughing

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where does the soil store its nutrients

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from available water

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soil can be used as a sink because..

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