Module 3 - Soil Resources

Question 1

What is the degree of generalization from greatest to least?

Answer 1

• Land Resource Region (LRR)
• Major Land Resource Area (MLRA)
• Land Resource Unit (LRU)

Question 2

What is LRR?

Answer 2

Land Resource Region - Geographic areas that are characterized by a particular pattern of soils, climate, water resources and land uses.

Question 3

What is MLRA?

Answer 3

Major Land Resource Area - Subregions of the land resource regions and comprise smaller homogeneous areas.

Question 4

What is LRU?

Answer 4

Land Resource Unit

Question 5

What is a CRA?

Answer 5

Common Resource Area - A geographical area where resource concerns, problems, or treatment needs are similar. It is considered a subdivision of an existing Major Land Resource Area (MLRA) map delineation or polygon. Landscape conditions, soil, climate, human considerations, and other natural resource information are used to determine the geographic boundaries of a Common Resource Area.