Soil Types Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 soil types?
A
Podzols
Gleys
Brown Earths
2
Q
Where are podzols found?
A
Northern coniferous forests
Upland heather moorland
(typically Scottish pine forests)
3
Q
Which soil type would you find in cold wet climates?
A
podzols
4
Q
what does cold wet climates do to soils?
A
Results in intense leaching - when precipitation exceeds evaporation - nutrients drained away
5
Q
what is leaching
A
when excessive water drains away soil nutrients
