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Reference Soil Group Flashcards

1
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thick organic layers

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Histosols

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strong human influence , long and intensive agricultural use

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Anthrosols

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strong human influence , many artefacts

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Technosols

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2
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limited rooting, Ice-affected soils

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Cryosols

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3
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limited rooting, Shallow or extremely gravelly soils

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Leptosols

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influenced by water, Alternating wet-dry conditions, rich in swelling clays

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Vertisols

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5
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influenced by water, Floodplains, tidal marshes

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Fluvisols

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6
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influenced by water, Alkaline soils

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Solonetz

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7
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influenced by water, Salt enrichment upon evaporation

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Solonchaks

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8
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influenced by water, Groundwater affected soils

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Gleysols

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9
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Fe/Al chemistry, Allophanes or Al-humus complexes

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Andosols

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10
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Fe/Al chemistry, Cheluviation and chilluviation

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Podzols

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Fe/Al chemistry, Accumulation of Fe under hydromorphic conditions

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Plinthosols

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12
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Fe/Al chemistry, Low-activity clay, P fixation, strongly structured

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Nitisols

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13
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Fe/Al chemistry, Dominance of kaolinite and sesquioxides

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Ferralsols

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14
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stagnating water , Abrupt textural discontinuity

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Planosols

15
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stagnating water , Structural or moderate textural discontinuity

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Stagnosols

16
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Accumulation of organic matter, high base status, Typically mollic

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Chernozems

17
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Accumulation of organic matter, high base status, Transition to drier climate

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Kastanozems

18
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Accumulation of organic matter, high base status, Transition to more humid climate

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Phaeozems

19
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Accumulation of less soluble salts or non-saline substances, Gypsum

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Gypsisols

20
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Accumulation of less soluble salts or non-saline substances, Silica

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Durisols

21
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Accumulation of less soluble salts or non-saline substances, Calcium carbonate

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Calcisols

22
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clay-enriched subsoil, Albeluvic tonguing

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Albeluvisols

23
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clay-enriched subsoil, Low base status, high-activity clay

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Alisols

24
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clay-enriched subsoil, Low base status, low-activity clay

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Acrisols

25
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clay-enriched subsoil, High base status, high-activity clay

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Luvisols

26
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clay-enriched subsoil, High base status, low-activity clay

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Lixisols

27
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Relatively young soils or soils with little or no profile development, With an acidic dark topsoil

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Umbrisols

28
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Relatively young soils or soils with little or no profile development, Sandy soils

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Arenosols

29
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Relatively young soils or soils with little or no profile development, Moderately developed soils

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Cambisols

30
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Relatively young soils or soils with little or no profile development, Soils with no significant profile development

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Regosols

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