brown earth soil formation

Question 1

climate

Answer 1

• warmer conditions and lower precipitation allows for the rapid decomposition of plant litter
• not much leaching as there is a close balance of precipitation and evaporation

Question 2

relief

Answer 2

• forward facing south slopes which are flatter or gently sloping land in low-lying areas resulting in thick soil which is well drained.
• far more fertile than other soil types due to their deep nature and free drainage

Question 3

organisms

Answer 3

• deciduous trees produce an abundance of leaf litter.
• leaf litter produces mildly acidic mull humus

Question 4

parent material

Answer 4

• weathered rock such as limestone and schists
• permeable allowing the soil to be free draining and rarely waterlogged.

Question 5

time

Answer 5

forming since the end of the last ice age 10,000 years ago