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Types of Soil
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Geography
Undergraduate 1
09/28/2011

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OXISOLS
Definition
TROPICAL SOILS; HOT HUMID AREAS
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ARIDISOLS
Definition
DESERT SOILS; HOT =, DRY AREAS
COMMON IN WYOMING
SALINIZATION IS COMMON
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MOLLISOLS
Definition
GRASSLAND SOIL;SUBHUMID, SEMIARID AREAS
MIDWEST OF US
FERTILE HUMUS RICH SOIL
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ALFISOLS
Definition
MODERATELY WEATHERED FOREST SOILS; HUMID TEMPERATURE FORESTS
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ULTISOLS
Definition
HIGHLY WEATHERED FOREST SOILS; SUBTROPICAL FORESTS
SOUTHEAST US
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SPODOSOLS
Definition
NORTHERN CONIFER FOREST SOILS; COOL, HUMID FORESTS
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ENTISOLS
Definition
RECENT SOILS;PROFILE UNDEVELOPED, ALL CLIMATES
(PROBABLY WONT HAVE AN A HORIZON)
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INCEPTISOLS
Definition
WAEKLY DEVELOPED SOILS; HUMID REGIONS
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GELISOLS
Definition
PREMAFROST-AFFECTED SOILS; HIGH LATITUDES IN NORTHERN HEMISHPERE, SOUTHERN LIMITS NEAR TREE LINE, HIGH ELEVATIONS
NORTHERN CANADA, ALAKSA
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GELISOLS
Definition
PREMAFROST-AFFECTED SOILS; HIGH LATITUDES IN NORTHERN HEMISHPERE, SOUTHERN LIMITS NEAR TREE LINE, HIGH ELEVATIONS
NORTHERN CANADA, ALAKSA
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ANDISOLS
Definition
SOILS FORMED BY VOLCANIC ACTIVITY; AREAS AFFECTED BY FREQUENT VOLCANIC ACTIVITY, ESPECIALLY THE PACIFIC RIM
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ANDISOLS
Definition
SOILS FORMED BY VOLCANIC ACTIVITY; AREAS AFFECTED BY FREQUENT VOLCANIC ACTIVITY, ESPECIALLY THE PACIFIC RIM
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