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| Name the three climate specific soil orders |
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aridisol
spodosol
gelisol |
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| soils in arid environments (higher pH) with moderate to strong development |
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| acid soils with a subsurface accumulation of metal-humus complexes |
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| soils with permafrost within 2 m of the surface |
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| name the three material specific orders |
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vertisol
andisol
histosol |
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| soils formed in volcanic ash |
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| soils with high shrink/swell capacity |
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| name three soils that form through maturation (loss of Si) |
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alfisol, ultisol, oxisol
('Are U Old') |
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| soils with a subsurface zone of silicate clay accumulation and >35% base saturation |
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| subsurface zone of silicate clay accumulation and <35% base saturation |
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| intensely weathered soils of tropical and suptropical environments |
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| name three soil orders in order of increasing horizon development |
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entisol
inceptisol
mollisol
(earliest, intermediate, mature) |
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| soils with little or no morphological development |
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| soils with weakly developed subsurface horizons |
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| grassland soils with high base status (> 50% base saturation) |
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