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Soil Order Characteristics
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- 1Highly weathered, would be found in a tropical rainforestOxisols
- 2Coarse-textured, acid parent materials, would be found under a coniferous forestSpodosols
- 3Clay accumulation, found in warm to tropical climates, such as GeorgiaUltisols
- 4Found in cool to hot humid areas, often develop under native deciduous forestsAlfisols
- 5Has a humus-rich surface horizon, forms under prairie grassesMollisols
- 6Goes through periods of drying and wetting, shrink-swell claysVertisols
- 7Water deficiency is a major characteristic, is usually alkalineAridisols
- 8One or more thick layers of organic soil material, ranges from peat to muckHistosols
- 9Found in cold temperatures for much of the year, little profile developmentGelisols
- 10Usually formed on volcanic ash and cindersAndisols
- 11Beginning of a B horizon, little other profile developmentInceptisols
- 12Very little profile development, extremely diverse group of soilsEntisols
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- Brief description of the characteristics of soil orders
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- Leah Jones · Dec 2016
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- Dec 10, 2016
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